AWOL Bush insults vets on Veterans Day

[Harry Hope]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/3770

November 12, 2007

Bush insults vets on Veterans Day

Vacations, sends draft dodger to Arlington ceremonies


President George W. Bush snubbed America's 20 million veterans Sunday,
hiding out at his Texas ranch on yet another vacation while sending
Vice President Dick Cheney, a draft-dodger during the Vietnam War, to
Arlington National Cometary for Veterans Day ceremonies.

Bush, who has spent more time on "vacation" than any President in
history, made a brief trip to a local American Legion Hall near his
Crawford, Texas, ranch for a ceremony honoring four Lone Star vets who
have died in Iraq but skipped the traditional Presidential appearance
at Arlington.

The snub was just the latest insult from a President who evaded
wartime service in Vietnam by using family connection to enter the
Texas Air National Guard and then failed to complete even that
rudimentary service.

Bush dispatched Cheney, who used multiple determents to avoid service
during the Vietnam ear, to Arlington -- a move that also angers
veterans who served their country in war.

Meanwhile, in Texas, Bush used his vacation and Veterans Day for
political purposes.

Reports The Associated Press:


The White House had said Bush was going to also use his Veterans Day
speech to scold Congress for not sending him a veterans spending bill.
But the president finished without any reference to the bill or
Congress.

"In their sorrow, these families need to know

 

[Jerry Okamura]

http://www.charlotte.com/171/story/359035.html


"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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>
> http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/3770
>
> November 12, 2007
>
> Bush insults vets on Veterans Day
>
> Vacations, sends draft dodger to Arlington ceremonies
>
>
> President George W. Bush snubbed America's 20 million veterans Sunday,
> hiding out at his Texas ranch on yet another vacation while sending
> Vice President Dick Cheney, a draft-dodger during the Vietnam War, to
> Arlington National Cometary for Veterans Day ceremonies.
>
> Bush, who has spent more time on "vacation" than any President in
> history, made a brief trip to a local American Legion Hall near his
> Crawford, Texas, ranch for a ceremony honoring four Lone Star vets who
> have died in Iraq but skipped the traditional Presidential appearance
> at Arlington.
>
> The snub was just the latest insult from a President who evaded
> wartime service in Vietnam by using family connection to enter the
> Texas Air National Guard and then failed to complete even that
> rudimentary service.
>
> Bush dispatched Cheney, who used multiple determents to avoid service
> during the Vietnam ear, to Arlington -- a move that also angers
> veterans who served their country in war.
>
> Meanwhile, in Texas, Bush used his vacation and Veterans Day for
> political purposes.
>
> Reports The Associated Press:
>
>
> The White House had said Bush was going to also use his Veterans Day
> speech to scold Congress for not sending him a veterans spending bill.
> But the president finished without any reference to the bill or
> Congress.
>
> "In their sorrow, these families need to know - and families all
> across our nation of the fallen - need to know that your loved ones
> served a cause that is good and just and noble," Bush said.
>
> "And as their commander in chief, I make you this promise: Their
> sacrifice will not be in vain."
>
> He went to American Legion Post 121, which was honoring four Texas men
> who were among the more than 3,860 members of the U.S. military who
> have died in Iraq since 2003
>
>
> Reports AFP on Cheney's appearance at Arlington:
>
>
> "America may be a country founded in revolution, but we've never been
> a warrior culture. We are a democracy, defended by volunteers," Cheney
> said in a speech at Virginia's Arlington Cemetery, hailing the armed
> forces as "truly extraordinary."
>
> "They've thrown back tyrants, liberated death camps, carried out
> heroic rescues, and kept the peace in volatile regions. Above all,
> they have kept us free in the land we call home," he said.
>
> While honoring veterans from World War I to the present conflict in
> Iraq, Cheney expressed hope that the US military would achieve victory
> from its engagement in Iraq and quoted top commander General David
> Petraeus as saying the troops were doing a "magnificent job."
>
> "The conduct of our military today, as throughout our nation's
> history, makes this country very proud," Cheney said.
>
> "And it's our prayer that they'll return in victory, safely home, to
> live out their lives and to be here to observe many Veterans Days to
> come."
>
> ____________________________________________________
>
> As a student in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, Cheney received five
> student deferments from the military draft.
>
> What is intriguing about this utterly uncharismatic, efficient,
> hawkish Vice President is the fact that he never served in the
> armed forces.
>
> He says that he was generally supportive of the Vietnam war and
> opposed to the demonstrators.
>
> But his hawkishness didn't lead him to volunteer; instead he accepted
> student deferments which allowed him to avoid military service.
>
> All Cheney will say is, "As did most other Americans, I watched the
> war from afar."
>
> ...........................................................................................................
>
> Have you read about how the Deserter-In-Chief ran from the Vietnam
> War?
>
> http://www.glcq.com
>
> And have you read this about Georgie's being AWOL from supporting our
> troops?
>
> http://www.awolbush.com/
>
> Harry

 

[abelincoln]

the draft dodging coward from crawford is an insult to troops any where,
any time...

 

[Jerry Okamura]

Bush DID NOT dodge the draft. He joined the Air National Guard, which was
an option that your government gave to ANY Ameircan who wanted to do that.
Clinton on the other hand, DID dodge the draft....


"abelincoln" <bushsucks@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
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> the draft dodging coward from crawford is an insult to troops any where,
> any time...

 

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:38:10 -1000, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

>Bush DID NOT dodge the draft ...

He was a deserter, actually.