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Apropos of nothing... a major portion of my dislike for Cheney is for the same reason I disliked Clinton. "When bullets were flying, and people were dying" - he took an "I'm busy... call me later" attitude.
I sicken at parties with men my age talk tough on war, yet when their day came forward lo these many years ago - they stepped back, and gladly let someone else step up, either voluntarily or by positively responding to their draft summons.
In 1969 on the campus of the U. of Miami, there was tremendous "debate" about the war in Viet Nam. Marches, protests, and heated arguments between "pro" and "anti" war groups took place often. Many of my Army ROTC brethern took the hard-line stance. They were "proud to wear the uniform" and would "give their all for their country"! Then, on December 1st the first draft lottery was held. All of a sudden, you knew the chances of being called. Many of my "hard-charging" ROTC buddies got numbers in the 200's and 300's. Guess what? They dropped ROTC - no need for that 1-D deferrment any more. They no longer had to worry about "class load" or "gpa" or silly ROTC drill day uniform-wearing - just "get on" with their lives, and let someone else "do it!" Today, they can all - Clinton, Cheney, etc. Kiss my ass.
Talk the talk - walk the walk. If you didn't walk... watch how you talk.
Just my very biased 2 cents worth
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"I took a different route from most and came into Special Forces..." - Col. Nick Rowe
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