Libertad, i agree with your post in general. Your statement as follows:
It is very interesting to see two draft dodgers...namely Bush and Cheney ...want to lead the US military in the ME jaunt...
has caused me to re-think a position that i previously held. And that is that the draft dodgers i knew personally during the Vietnam war were, without exception, bright, highly capable, and exceptionally brave individuals with strong convictions. They would have made excellent military leaders had they been so inclined. I admired them then, and still do, for having the guts to do what they did. And that brings me to Bush, who is obviously not exceptionally bright, nor, as it turns out, highly capable, and doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary when it comes to leadership. Therefore my illusion is shattered, and i am forced to recognize that not all draft dodgers exhibit the qualities of intelligence, bravery, leadership, and honorable motives. Perhaps in Bush's case he was motivated more by selfishness and laziness.