Reply #80: What happened 35-years ago does matter

[GoldenOldie]

It bothers me that many people blow of George W. Bush's actions in ANG 35-yrs ago as being insignificant today. This same man who chose to ignore his military commitment and even seemed to extol in his ability to thumb his nose at his Commander's and do whatever he damned well pleased. This man is now the same man who is sending Guard Units and Reservists in to battle based on a lie. This very same man sends men and woman into a bloody battle where there were no plans for entering or leaving, no plans for adequately equipping the troops, no plans for adequately supporting the troops with basic necessities, no plans to insure their families basic support, no plans to insure that they would receive any and all medical care they need. This is the same man that has no trouble cutting benefits of the military while at the same time increasing their obligated time on the battlefield. This is the same man who although he did not fulfill his commitment 35-years ago, he would have no problem in throwing the book at any Guardsman/woman or Reservist who failed to report for duty as ordered.

Your damn right it's significant.