Neither of Bush’s two draft-age sons went to Vietnam, and one, Jeb, considered filing for conscientious-objector status to avoid the war, according to Barbara Bush.
She said in an interview with United Press International in 1984 that her husband told Jeb, “Whatever you decide . . . I will back you 100 percent.” Jeb eventually decided to submit to the draft, she said.
http://articles.philly.com/1992-10-11/news/26000431_1_son-jeb-war-policy-jeb-bush
Yet no one cared about Bill Clinton or Barack Obama. Or the fact that “Army photojournalist” Al Gore had four heavily-armed, hand-picked soldier bodyguards with him at all times for his long four month tour in Vietnam?
So the left blames the protesters because Bush wasn’t drafted?
Even if he was drafted it would have been late 71, early 72 before he reported for Basic and AIT.
That would have been pushing the summer of 1972 and the last combat troops were out August 1972.
There were still troops in VN but they were doing stuff no rookie draftie would be assigned to.
Is this story designed to endear him to the voters he’s appealing to, Democrats?
¡Yeb! NEVER !
No, he wasn't. He registered for the draft, and the draft ended before he was called up. When you swear to tell the truth, you swear to tell " the whole truth". It's a lie to tell only part of the truth.
I am no Jebite, but this story seems like crap. I could only take so much before it seemed like a tedious attempt at a second rate hit piece. Is it worth a full read?
I graduated HS in 71. I went to Army BCT training 2 weeks after graduation. As far as I know, nobody was drafted that graduated in 71. I could be wrong.
I don’t care if Jeb get ten billion to spend on this election.i will not vote for him
Or any non conservative
Horse crap like jeb and rubio are not conservatives.
No joking I think this clown choomed more marijuana at prep school than Obama. This put all kinds of stupid s__t in your head such as “Why don’t I go to Mexico and marry a woman 15” shorter than me and totally out of my social class”
BTW serious speculation is that his wife does not speak coherent English. They spoke Spanish at home with their children. Blame that prep school chooming.
I am sure the story of a cynical kid at a cynical high school is unique to the Bush’s. //sarc
He sounds like every other prep school prick I knew back then, and since.