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If you haven't seen these two articles, these are well
worth reading:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/09/08/bush_fell_short_on_duty_at_guard/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/opinion/08kristof.htmlnon password:
http://www.fcnp.com/427/kristof.htm(the pdf the analysis Mr. Lechliter, retired military--it's amazing)
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/opinion/lechliter.pdfSummary
The following analysis of President Bush's (Bush) military records and the controlling legal authorities shows the following beyond any reasonable doubt:
* The pay records released by the White House this past winter prove Bush received unauthorized, i.e., fraudulent, payments for inactive duty training, even if he did show up for duty.
* The memorandum from Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Albert C. Lloyd, who affirmed for the White House that Bush met his retention/retirement year point requirement, is an obfuscation, or outright deception, that disregarded Bush's failure to meet the statutory and regulatory fiscal year satisfactory participation requirement.
* Bush's superiors in the Texas Air National Guard failed to take required regulatory actions when Bushed missed required training and failed to take his flight physical.
* Despite seemingly laudatory comments, Bush's May 1972 officer performance report was a clear and unmistakable indication that his performance had declined from the annual 1971 report. The report was the kiss of death before he left for Alabama that year.
* Bush did not meet the requirements for satisfactory participation from 1972 to 1973.