Prince Harry can go off to war and fight but, W couldn't???

[illinoisprogressive]

what's wrong with this picture?
A prince. 3rd in line to the throne is going to Iraq with his unit and wants to fight.
W couldnt' even hack the champaign unit in the national guard.

[Erika]

1. W or the Bushes fight for this country?

You got to be kidding?

[Patchuli]

2. Well, G.H.W. Bush did

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=ML_bush_bkp

[Ghost in the Machine]

3. I was going to point that fact out too... but I waited...

but, if we're going to make statements, we need to at least have the facts right. That's not a cutdown at Erika... I always read her threads with the updates on the numbers of our fallens soldiers. I don't know how she keeps it up, it's so damned depressing, yet vital for everyone to know. Keep up the good work, and thanks for what you do, Erika. :hi:

PEACE!

Ghost

[Patchuli]

5. Of course it wasn't a cut down of anyone

but I knew that about H.W. years ago because of his hypocrisy about hemp legalization. He was rescued from the drink after his plane went down with a hemp rope and given a dry hemp jumpsuit to put on! If it hadn't been an area of interest to me, I might not have known (or cared that) about ol' Poppy!

[caligirl]

4. And had no qualm about using his position to keep a worthless SOB out

of a war he would have gone to, hence some other guy went in his place. Further, when GHWB went into the flight program he was 18 or 19, way younger than the guys they usually took who had about 2 years of college. He used his dad's connections to get into the flight program. true he did earn the rest. His son can't hold a candle to the McCain family history. the Bush's operate on nepotism and always have,

[Patchuli]

6. Totally agree

but my response was simply about H.W.'s military experience.

[Patchuli]

7. I can't believe the Brits would risk him

for Blair and W's mess.

[illinoisprogressive]

8. It's true about HW

He did go during WWII. It's his indolent lazy son who didn't but, likes to tear down the character of vets.
However, I find it rather sad that a prince is going by choice and W couldn't even hack the national guard.

[krispos42]

9. Hey, Dubya valienty fought in the War on Drugs!

I mean, think about all of the cocaine he bravely threw himself on to keep it from getting in the hands of the children!

Oh, the children! The children! What about the children!?!?!?!?

:sarcasm: to the nth degree...

[illinoisprogressive]

10. You can't beat hands on experience.