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merrily

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33. His status was not conscientous objector, if that is what you are implying.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:04 AM

Jul 2016

He applied for it. While he waited for a decision, he was subject to the draft (after the same student deferments everyone in America got), but they didn't get to him. Then, he aged out. It was all above board, no behind the scenes strings being pulled to keep him out of the draft without surfacing that.

Sander was 100% correct that it was an immoral war. Nuremberg principle. Muhammed Ali got props for having the courage of his convictions about that war. Bernie gets bashed for having applied for the status. Both of them were right, though.

http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-dodged-draft/

BTW, for whom did you vote for President in 1992 and 1996?

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