yeah, huh...

Posted by Mikko on October 24, 2001 at 17:15:03:

In Reply to: If a draft was introduced... posted by Diarmuid on October 24, 2001 at 08:44:11:

Dubya was a fighter pilot in the Texas Air Force (air guard).

"As evidence he wasn't dodging combat, Mr. Bush has pointed to his efforts to try to volunteer for a program that rotated Guard pilots to Vietnam, although he wasn't called."

"Records provided to The News by Tom Hail, a historian for the Texas Air National Guard, show that the unit Mr. Bush signed up for was not filled. In mid-1968, the 147th Fighter Interceptor Group, based in Houston, had 156 openings among its authorized staff of 925 military personnel.

Of those, 26 openings were for officer slots, such as that filled by Mr. Bush, and 130 were for enlisted men and women. Also, several former Air Force pilots who served in the unit said that they were recruited from elsewhere to fly for the Texas Guard."

It's interesting how 'facts' vary depending on who you ask. These quotes are from http://www.dallasnews.com/specials/bush_campaign/0704bush10bush.htm

Mikko

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