Dan Rather filed a $70 Million dollar lawsuit against CBS for being the “fall guy” over the Bush Texas Air National Guard story. The controversy over the authenticity of the order given Bush by his Commanding Officer to take a Required Flight Physical was the only issue everyone wanted to focus on. The facts about Bush and his service in the Air Guard were not important. In reality this story has many more issues the most important of which is how Bush got an Honorable Discharge without which he could never have run for Governor of Texas much less President of the United States.
The issues and questions that are part of the Bush National Guard service include the following:
How did Bush obtain his Commission?
Why did Bush seek a National Guard Commission?
Did Bush attend the required drills?
Did Bush participate in required training exercise?
Did Bush maintain his Flight Qualification by:
Attending the required drills?
By taking the required Flight Physical?
Did Bush receive an Order from his commander to take the Flight Physical?
Was a Board of Inquiry convened to investigate the grounding of Bush?
Where is the report from the Board of Inquiry?
Why did George Bush refuse to take his Flight Physical?
How did Bush receive his early release?
How did Bush get an Honorable Discharge given his refusal to take a physical and attend drills in Texas as ordered?