deserter in chief

[rone]

(via ratphooey) I'm not Michael Moore's biggest fan, but you should read this. Money quote (from MoveOn.org):

Bush was apparently absent without official leave from his assigned military service for as little as seven months (New York Times) or as much as 17 months (Boston Globe) during a time when 500,000 American troops were fighting the Vietnam War. The Army defines a "deserter" — also known as a DFR, for "dropped from rolls" — as one who is AWOL 31 days or more.

I don't see how anyone can vote, in good conscience, for George W. Bush given this information, added to all of the things he's done. If he's done such a good thing for Iraq, he can go run for president there. We don't want him here anymore.

Comments

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

Another good article about Bush-as-deserter. (http://slate.msn.com/id/2094496/)

The jist is more or less the same as the one that FactCheck.org reported: he didn't exactly remain on active duty once he went to Alabama, but it's definitely not clear-cut butand lack of incriminating documentation to the contrary, the honorable discharge essentially exonerates him.