Honorable Discharge

So, lately, Bush has come under fire for his lackluster performance in the National Guard. I'm not going to rehash the story. Suffice it to say that BushCo's rebuttal to the claims that he went AWOL hinge on his "honorable discharge". Of course, getting an honorable discharge doesn't prove he fulfilled his duties to his full obligation or that he's the military man he'd like us to believe (see carrier landing at the "end" of the Iraq war). The following piece by Bill Gallagher (Serial Liar Bush Finally Gets Caught) explains it best:

"I did my duty. I was honorably discharged!" Bush proclaimed, as though that proves anything. Keep this in mind. Convicted D.C. sniper and serial killer John Muhammad served in the Louisiana National Guard from 1978 to 1985. He was twice court-martialed, once for striking an officer, another time for stealing. He was AWOL and spent time in the jail. Muhammad left the National Guard with an honorable discharge.

Now, I don't want anyone thinking that I'm trying to say Bush is a serial killer. Although, if you think about it... No, the point is: just because he was given an honorable discharge, that doesn't mean he wasn't AWOL.