White House defends Bush military record

[dArKeR]

Bush spent most of his time in the Guard based near Houston, but in May 1972 he received a three-month assignment in Alabama so he could work on a political campaign.

While serving as political director of the Senate campaign of Winton “Red” Blount, a family friend, he was ordered to report for duty at the 187th Tactical Recon Unit in Montgomery, Ala. The 187th did not fly F-102s, so Bush did not go to the base as a pilot. After missing a required physical exam and being out of the cockpit so long, he lost his flight credentials in Alabama.

Retired Gen. William Turnipseed, a commander at the base, said during the 2000 campaign he never saw Bush appear for duty. Bush, however, says he remembers meeting Turnipseed and performing drills at the base.

Bush’s campaign staff searched for records that would show he was actually there but concluded none of those records survived.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4154823/

[amber dog democrat]

1. I am sure Bush "remembers" all kinds of things

"Bush’s campaign staff searched for records that would show he was actually there but concluded none of those records survived."

Make the Chimp PROVE he was there.

The truth does not survive for long around * either.

[Malva Zebrina]

2. well for goodness sake , Bush said he went to a war and raised twins

abd that he would rather go to war than to raise twins. Right?

He never went to war and his service in the guard is under tight scrutiny. It is possible, according to the evidence , that he was indeed AWOL from his service and his comnittment in wartime.

this is our president!! an AWOL Commander in Chief who makes a big deal of dressing up in military costume, especially in a pilot's costume, strutting around in his cod piece in full view, while all the while he was AWOL from his own service in a time of war.

It would be funny if it were not so sad.