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Yes, because clearly a person who has never fought in a war or commanded any sort of military structure. is the best person to lead the greatest nation on earth, in a time when it is in one of, if not the most complex wars it has ever faced.
I usually lurk, but this was too funny! So, shall we examine the astounding military records of the Bush Administration?
GW himself, from the wiki:
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At the height of the Vietnam War, Bush was accepted into the Texas Air National Guard in May 1968, despite scoring the lowest acceptable passing grade on the pilot's written aptitude test.[23][24][25] This was at a time when more than ten thousand Air National Guard personnel, many fighter pilots, were called to active duty to serve in Vietnam.[26] After training, he was assigned to duty in Houston, flying Convair F-102s out of Ellington Air Force Base.[27] Critics allege Bush was favorably treated because of his father's political standing, citing his lack of combat service and his irregular attendance.[28] The United States Department of Defense released all the records of Bush's Texas Air National Guard service, which remain in its official archives.[24] Though not accepted to the University of Texas School of Law in 1970,[29] he accepted a transfer to the Alabama Air National Guard in 1972 to work on a Republican senate campaign, and in October 1973 he was discharged from the Texas Air National Guard, almost eight months early without being called to active duty to serve in Vietnam, to attend Harvard Business School.[citation needed] While at Harvard, Bush completed his six-year service obligation in the inactive reserve.[30]
Was never in a war...
Richard Cheney:
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When Cheney became eligible for the draft, he was a supporter of the Vietnam War but did not serve in the military. Instead, he applied for and received five draft deferments. In 1989, The Washington Post writer, George C. Wilson, interviewed Cheney as the next Secretary of Defense; when asked about his deferments, Cheney reportedly said, "I had other priorities in the '60s than military service."[15] Cheney testified during his confirmation hearings in 1989 that he received deferments to finish a college career that lasted six years rather than four, owing to sub par academic performance and the need to work to pay for his education. Initially, he was not called up because the Selective Service System was only taking older men. When he became eligible for the draft, he applied for four deferments in sequence. He applied for his fifth exemption on January 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant. He was granted 3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents. In January 1967, Cheney turned 26 and was no longer eligible for the draft.[16]
Wow, didn't serve.
Surely, our secretary of defense has great military leadership credentials:
Robert Gates
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While at Indiana University, Gates was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency and joined the agency in 1966.[10] However, the CIA offered no exemption from the draft during the Vietnam War. In 1967 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force[10] and from 1967 to 1969 he served as an intelligence officer in the Strategic Air Command, including a posting at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, where he delivered intelligence briefings to Intercontinental Ballistic Missile crews.[11] After fulfilling his military obligation, he rejoined the CIA.
Yep, 2 years in Missouri during Vietnam.
Some great military leaders ya got there.
/lurkon