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If Trump hadn't shown cowardice and bad decision-making his entire life I don't think "draft dodging" would be much of a question. I too went to Military School...in the 60's it was where parents sent kids with no direction (if the parents had the bucks)....
Vietnam was raging. But I was on the young side and by the time I registered for the draft the lottery was only taking up to number 120 or so. I was at 150 or higher.
No way I was going to volunteer because I truly felt the war had nothing to do with our safety or national security.
I certainly would not get down on pacifists or those who don't want to fight and kill....or even those whose personalities don't take well to being "in the ranks". It's not like the old daze where millions are needed for cannon fodder.
However, to repeat myself, historically Prussia is different in the same way that many other countries that created "the west" were. A Viking better join the fighting clan, same with a Roman who wanted "stuff".
It's not a deal-breaker...if Trump were some kind of decent person and POTUS it wouldn't matter. But it is one more data point that shows Deplorability...
"Funniest part of all this is that, had Obama refused military service or claimed "bone spurs" like Donald Trump did FIVE times,"
Funniest part of all this is that, people do NOT CLAIM medical problems
The MILITARY DOCTORS EXAMINE you and THEY DETERMINE your physical fitness for militarily duty.
It SHOWS YOU NEVER went through it! Probably to chicken to serve!
"The hypocrisy from Trump voters knows no bounds"
The IDIOCY from Trump haters shows NO bounds!
The military doctors did not discover my bone spurs at the MEPS. To do so, you need x-rays of your feet--they don't do that.
Trump got this diagnosis from his doctor and brought that to the MEPS. I'm sure many Americans with un-diagnosed bone spurs were drafted, volunteered, and continue to serve.
He's not a coward for avoiding the draft, and like Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney, he should have little credibility as military leader. That's okay because we want civilian control over our military. But I can't see how anyone who has served can support a man who belittles American POWs or gold star families.
So you're disappointed that Trump's Grandpa didn't join the genocide of the Jews huh? For me, just makes much more certain that Trump is the right man to lead the world now.
So you're disappointed that Trump's Grandpa didn't join the genocide of the Jews huh? For me, just makes much more certain that Trump is the right man to lead the world now.
You're off by about 4 decades. Not a history expert apparently.
We all know that Trump received FIVE deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam. I guess he's a coward just like his grandfather.
Wimpy boy Trump comes from a bloodline of yellow-bellied sissies
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The more interesting part of this story for me is that the grandfather had already become an American citizen before returning to Bavaria. He clearly had some expectation that he would be able to remain there despite having rejected the country of his birth.
It doesn't seem unreasonable that he would be required to (re)prove his allegiance but, I guess he just didn't want it that much, despite the pleading tone of his letter.
Second most interesting is all of the years that Trump claimed his family was Swedish.
It's not a deal-breaker...if Trump were some kind of decent person and POTUS it wouldn't matter. But it is one more data point that shows Deplorability...
bull. more delusional nonsense from a lefty. Trump is successful, loves America, and the left hates him for that. This is but another excuse for them to whine even though many of them sought not to fight themselves.
Trump is successful, loves America, and the left hates him for that.
Not one of these things is true. I dislike him because of his fake love for America. Trump, his Father, and his grandfather all appear to believe is "Trump First."
bull. more delusional nonsense from a lefty. Trump is successful, loves America, and the left hates him for that. This is but another excuse for them to whine even though many of them sought not to fight themselves.
tRump's weakness sure brings out the daggers from his followers.
typical hollow responses by the typical haters here. typical.
Profound!
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For me, just makes much more certain that Trump is the right man to lead the world now.
Down, boy!
