Sunday, February 15, 2004

AWOL BUSH'S SERVICE RECORDS
LEAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS


From the Houston Chronicle:

The records failed to directly confirm Bush did any service in Alabama, where, according to some critics, he shirked his Guard duty in the United States during the Vietnam War.

Some documents did provide a partial explanation of why Bush did not begin performing duties in Alabama until months after he left a Texas Air National Guard unit in Houston to work on a U.S. Senate campaign. The papers show officials overruled an initial Alabama assignment for Bush, potentially pushing back the date he began service in the state.

The documents provided no obvious explanation for why Bush neglected to take a physical examination in 1972, resulting in loss of his status as a pilot.

Democrats said Friday the issue of Bush's Guard service had not been laid to rest.

"Each revelation of material from the Bush White House has raised more questions than it has answered. It remains to be seen if these newest documents will provide any answers," said Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Debra DeShong.


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