WAS BILL CLINTON INCLUDED IN THE GROUP OF DRAFT DODGERS THAT WERE
GIVEN AMNESTY FOR DODGING THE VIETNAM WAR?

Hello Amberglo~

President Jimmy Carter granted amnesty to all draft dodgers the day
after he was inaugurated. ?Just a day after Jimmy Carter's
inaguration, he followed through on a contentious campaign promise,
granting a presidential pardon to those who had avoided the draft
during the Vietnam war by either not registering or traveling abroad,?
PBS recalls. (?Carter?s Pardon,? PBS: 
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/vietnam/vietnam_1-21-77.html

However, Clinton was not a draft-dodger in the historical sense of the
word. During the Viet Name era, a ?draft-dodger? was someone who left
the country in order to avoid military service. (See ?Draft Dodger,?
The Free Dictionary:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Draft%20dodger ) By
contrast, Clinton joined the R.O.T.C. to avoid the draft. (See
?Dodging the Draft and Bill Clinton's 'Red Scare' ? 1992? The
Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/clinton2.htm
)

Therefore, Carter?s amnesty would not have applied to Clinton.



Regards,
Kriswrite

RESEARCH STRATEGY:
Clinton amnesty Viet Nam ?draft dodgers?
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Clinton+amnesty+Viet+Nam+%93draft+dodgers%94&btnG=Google+Search

Jimmy Carter ?draft dodgers? Viet Nam
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Jimmy+Carter+%93draft+dodgers%94+Viet+Nam&btnG=Search

Clinton Viet Nam record
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Clinton+Viet+Nam+record&btnG=Search

I guess Bush fell under this amnesty.  :-)

Again, only those who fled to other countries in order to avoid
service got amnesty. That means Bush was not covered by Carter's
amnesty.

Kriswrite

Oops, I keep forgetting Texas is in the U.S.

:-)

--Nelson
   Brooklyn, New York