Some good news?

Bush 2 technically didn't defer... he joined the Air National Guard-- which essentially kept him the hell out of Vietnam.

the controversy there was whether or not Bush I pulled strings to get him in the Air National Guard.



i don't think so. i think .. like many of my older cousins .. who joined the Army National Guard, the US Navy and the Air Force .. Bushy II knew he'd be drafted and joined the Air National Guard first.



my cousin Harold was in the Air Force in Cambodia. yes i said CAMBODIA .. they called the base "The Base With No Name" .. like the Clint westerns. yep. he was stationed there during this ..



Operation Menu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Menu


Operation Menu was a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) tactical bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 until 26 May 1970 as part of both the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War. The targets of these attacks were sanctuaries and Base Areas of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN — commonly referred to during the Vietnam War as the North Vietnamese Army [NVA]) and forces of the Viet Cong (VC), which utilized them for resupply, training, and resting between campaigns across the border in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The impact of the bombing campaign on the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, the PAVN, and Cambodian civilians in the bombed areas is disputed by historians.


Clinton deferred twice... once due to being a Rhodes Scholar studying at Oxford.. then the second one when he verbally committed to ROTC-- then 2 months later "changed his mind" Then, when he finally lost his ability to avoid draft status... he lucked into a high lottery number and was never called.



Honestly-- I don't give a damn about Trump getting draft deferments. Its not like he's the first kid with money to dodge service on some borderline bullshit. Originally Posted by Grace Preston

Nope. he had plenty of company there. let's face it no one wanted to go to Vietnam including me.

You're the one spreading misinformation. What country is in the Winter Flu Season? Originally Posted by Levianon17

South America - pick a country. Or just read the article - see Chile

How about you admit that you were wrong on the first point and then they might address the second point.

You mean like the misinformation you tried to spread with point 1? Originally Posted by HedonistForever

Ok. The first point was wrong.

Now lets hear the answer to the second point. Because the first point is irrelevant if there are negligible flu cases to mislabel, isn't it?

South America - pick a country. Or just read the article - see Chile Originally Posted by Kinkster90210

Those country's are south of the United States. We are heading into August one of the hottest months of the summer and you're convinced they are in the Winter Flu Season?

Those country's are south of the United States. We are heading into August one of the hottest months of the summer and you're convinced they are in the Winter Flu Season? Originally Posted by Levianon17

You do know that it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere right now, don't you? This is their flu season.

The flu season in the Northern Hemisphere is October to early March.

Did you read the article at all? The opening sentence says:

"For the past two months, as winter descended on Chile, infectious-disease specialist Claudia Cortés worked tirelessly..."

Ok. The first point was wrong.


Good, I didn't think you had it in you to admit you were wrong. That shows me something.


Now lets hear the answer to the second point. Because the first point is irrelevant if there are negligible flu cases to mislabel, isn't it? Originally Posted by Kinkster90210

It may be politically incorrect to say I don't care about what is happening in other countries but I don't

You do know that it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere right now, don't you? This is their flu season.

The flu season in the Northern Hemisphere is October to early March.

Did you read the article at all? The opening sentence says:

"For the past two months, as winter descended on Chile, infectious-disease specialist Claudia Cortés worked tirelessly..." Originally Posted by Kinkster90210

No I didn't read your stupid article. So they have Flu and we don't yet so what.

Obama was a foreign national at the time and would needed a waiver.

The amount of illogical moronic stupidity in the three posts above mine is incalculable.

The amount of illogical moronic stupidity in the three posts above mine is incalculable.

Originally Posted by pfunkdenver

+1

The amount of illogical moronic stupidity in the three posts above mine is incalculable.

Originally Posted by pfunkdenver

Says the guy who the best he could do to prove a point is with a meme of a cartoon character. Kinda like someone else I use to read. I bet you find a lot of things that are incalculable to you.

No I didn't read your stupid article. So they have Flu and we don't yet so what. Originally Posted by Levianon17

Yeah, I didn't think you knew that seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the opposite of the Northern Hemisphere.

You are yet another failing of the US educational system. It is a waste of time responding to the posts of people who don't just know, but actively refuse to learn.

It may be politically incorrect to say I don't care about what is happening in other countries but I don't
Originally Posted by HedonistForever

But the second point wasn't actually about what is going on (disease-wise) in other countries.

The 2nd point was about fraud tied to seasonal flu cases being falsely reported as Covid cases in the US. We aren't in seasonal flu season, so there are negligible flu cases to falsely report.

Significant misreporting of flu cases in the US won't begin - if at all - until October.

But the second point wasn't actually about what is going on (disease-wise) in other countries.

The 2nd point was about fraud tied to seasonal flu cases being falsely reported as Covid cases in the US. We aren't in seasonal flu season, so there are negligible flu cases to falsely report.

Significant misreporting of flu cases in the US won't begin - if at all - until October. Originally Posted by Kinkster90210

Hey, if you find that interesting and full of intrigue, more power to you. Concerning this, there is evidence that many deaths are being recorded as COVID because there is a financial benefit, you know, the first point you didn't think was true. If there is a point to be made, it is that.