Bush team defends his military service/AP

[Myra]

Thank you Michael Moore and General Clark for reviving this subject.
No thanks to Kerry, who said Moore's statement was "over the top."


"WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House mounted a rare, election-year counterattack at opposition Democrats accusing US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) of skirting National Guard duty during the Vietnam War.
...
Military experience has emerged at the heart of the 2004 race for the White House amid violence in Iraq (news - web sites) and the global war on terrorism, with candidates playing up their time in uniform as a barometer of their leadership qualities.
Two Democrats -- Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) and retired general Wesley Clark (news - web sites) -- have campaigned with veterans at their sides, and described in detail how they were wounded in Vietnam War gun battles.

Bush, 57, avoided combat in Vietnam by serving as a fighter pilot in the Air National Guard, but some Democrats seeking his ouster have revived questions about his attendance record.
The issue drew media scrutiny in 2000, when a Boston Globe investigation found no evidence Bush performed Guard duties between May 1972 and October 1973, when he received an honorable discharge from service.
...
Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore, a Clark backer, accused Bush of being a "deserter." Clark, who commanded NATO (news - web sites) forces during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, has not echoed that charge."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=afp/us_vote_bush_military

[roguevalley]

1. The best part of this is, with his charades as C-In-C, he set this agenda

himself. Poor widdow bush.

[mb7588a]

2. This issue, for Bush... is... KABOOM

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[isbister]

3. Thank Peter Jennings

and deserter was over the top, can't prove deserter because bush clearly came back to finish his service.

[maddezmom]

4. hmm very interesting

looks like bush* is getting a little nervous, trying to put out the fire.

[The Magistrate]

5. It Will Not Go Away, Ma'am

Enquiring minds want to know....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[maddezmom]

9. and it should not~"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

couldn't agree with you more. :)

[opihimoimoi]

6. There are no records of him flying in that last year.

The UA woulda been dirty(pos)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. Indeed thanks do go to Kerry for saying there were "questions"

which the WH needs to answer. Didn't you see the headlines yesterday?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/03/politics1114EST0551.DTL

[maddezmom]

10. thanks goes to Moore, Jennings, Clark, Max, and Kerry

I'm sure I missed some folks, but congrats to anyone keeping this a topic in the media.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Well, Oklahoma didn't invade Texas while goober was on watch.

Of course, why would anyone want Texas is the question to be asked.

"The place you can look the farthest and see the least."