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I remember that certain folks were really concerned when Clinton became President. They were really unhappy with his draft dodging status. That was also when the US came the closest to abolishing the draft post Jimmy Carter. I'd argue that Clinton wasn't really a draft dodger though. He legitimately deferred because he wanted to finish his education at Oxford, but came back in August 1969 and signed up. Now, he could have applied for UK citizenship or French citizenship and moved to avoid it, but he didn't. He stayed and signed up for the draft. It's not his fault that he got a high draft number and never got called. Joe Biden I didn't know about, but he got a 1-Y - so he got a valid medical exemption. Seems like it was for asthma, but keep in mind that disqualifies you from joining the US military even today: https://www.usamm.com/blogs/news/can-you-join-the-military-with-asthma (Canada will let you join but that was very recent, that changed only a few months ago, https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7465456 ) W. Bush actually served in the US military during the Vietnam war. Musk wasn't a US citizen back then - he didn't even arrive to the US until 1995. So he couldn't have dodged the US draft (he wouldn't have been eligible to join even if he had wanted to). Mitt Romney didn't serve but he was acting as a missionary in France. Forcing a person in that position to join the army and take up arms with intent to kill somehow just doesn't sit right, unless one is trying to argue that Romney should have been drafted to serve as a military chaplain or something... So only with the current President would I really take issue. If he had a legitimate reason, like Clinton (who had many options to avoid the draft yet tried join but just lucked out) or Romney (who was trying to answer a higher calling at the time) or Biden (who had a legitimate disqualifying medical condition), then I wouldn't. But according to https://vietfactcheck.org/2020/09/15/did-trump-dodge-the-vietnam-war-draft/ he faked an injury to avoid the draft. That's a problem in my book. But for this guy... sadly that's par for the course. So sad. -
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China Accuses U.S. of COVID-19 Origins in Escalating War of Words
It might not have originated in a lab but it certainly looked to have originated in China. Still no apology, only blame-shifting and denial. -
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Trump Administration Explores Migrant Transfers to Libya and Rwanda
If he had his way he’d do it via a short helicopter ride out to sea. -
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Woke Art on the Rails: Avanti’s Diversity Trains Spark Debate Over Priorities
Like their Pride train? more diversity the better. -
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Crime Chinese Nominee Network Busted in Rayong Over Project Worth 2 Billion Baht
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Prisons on Alert as Fears Mount Over Islamist-Inspired Attacks This Summer
Talk $ with Bukele ..He will receive them with a big hug.
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