In article
lgate.org, "Michael
Mcneil" wrote:

"Tom Lacombe" wrote in message


Charlie, Attacking me isn't going to make Bush and Cheney look any
better. I didn't support Clinton as he was a draft dodger, just like
alot of the guys in the present administration. Now tell me what I
lied about. Peace!

At the time Clinton wasn't involved in politics so had no reason to tell
fibs to anyone but himself. Clearly he was unwilling to join the ranks
of those ready to kill for his country or for whatever other reason
people who get trained to kill kill for.

That makes him seem a lot more honest than dubya. Which is saying a lot
if not much.

So why is it so important that a man served in such a capacity as would
make him one of the most eligible for suicide in the history of great
military scandals?

How many Japanese soldiers killed themselves after WWII I wonder. The
statistics are that more US Vietnam Vets topped themselves after the war
than the total number of troops that were died in Vietnam.

The cultural differences make it hard to draw a direct comparison. A
good many mid-level Army GHQ officers planned to commit suicide, but
Army Minister GEN Anami ordered them not to do so, because they were
needed for reconstruction. He told them his seppuku was the responsible
apology to the Throne.


Why is that statistic less interesting than what politicians did when
they were young and stupid?