Why are the neocon republicans who are the biggest war mongers avoided serving in the military?

Military Service Records, prominent Republicans MITT ROMNEY DID NOT SERVE. NOR DID HIS SONS SERVE. Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage. Tom Delay: did not serve. Bill Frist: did not serve. Mitch McConnell: did not serve. Rick Santorum: did not serve. Trent Lott: did not serve. John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business. Jeb Bush: did not serve. Karl Rove: did not serve. Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. “Bad knee.” The man who attacked Max Cleland’s patriotism. Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve. Vin Weber: did not serve. Richard Perle: did not serve. Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard. Rudy Giuliani: did not serve. Newt Gingrich: did not serve. Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor. George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty. Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.

Public Comments

1. BILL CLINTON: did not serve, smoked pot in Europe
2. You make a good point. Care to see the other side of that fence? And you shouldn't toss around the word "war-monger". I did serve and would even have died to protect you Pinky.
3. From the mouth out is a lot easier to be brave. The poor makes a good shield for them.
4. No need for you to worry. One 'neocon' that does volunteer to protect your liberties and way of life more that make up for a dozen natural cowards like you.
5. I see you forgot to list all the ones who did serve. Or all the Democrats who voted for the war tho didn't serve. Seems a bit one sided don't you think?
6. what the heck does dan quayle have to do with the war?!??! you're really stretching, aren't you?
7. You put out a list where 20% of the people you say didn't serve actually served. Can't you get your facts straight? Or are you just too stupid to double-check them? Addition: Well said, Pancake.
8. FDR did not serve, Lyndon Johnson did not serve, Bill Clinton did not serve. Mel Gibson did not serve John Wayne got a deferment for too many children. Hillary Clinton, did not serve. Barak Obama did not serve. Republicans are the biggest war mongers? WWII Roosevelt Dem Korea, Truman, Dem Vietnam Kennedy, Johnson Dem Your 70's biased rhetoric has been disproven so many times as to be laughable. Where and when did you serve? Bring something new to the table to be credible.
9. Because when it comes to them, they all came from rich families and we all know rich familes get away with ANYTHING. Because war mongers are born cowards. Why else would someone love war, death, and destruction? Being a war monger gives you the image that you're aggressive. And why would you want that? Probably got picked on pretty badly in school.
10. This is so lame and so old...get a new montra...ask those who ARE serving who they would rather have as their president...I think you know the answer...
11. I like that "war monger" is being tossed around here. Why would you care if they served since you clearly hate the military. I want to try out a new word: "mongerloid" - someone who likes to say "war monger"
12. Because there is a class of people in this country who "deserve" to govern and another who deserve what ever the first finds fit for them to do. Usually it is to die.
13. Yeah, we need some real heroes like ted and barney.
14. it's their freedom to choose to serve or not (draft aside)
15. first of all, the term "war monger" is reserved for Ghengis Kahn, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Adolf Hitler. Also, you used the term "avoided" avoid is a term reserved for draft dodgers like Muhammed Ali and the hippies who avoided serving their country in Vietnam. There is no requirement in our Constitution that says the leaders of this country need to have military service. Plus, at least they support our troops unlike many other individuals who do not. If you really wanted to create a nice list you could add millions of other Americans who supported this war to your list. You cannot call someone a war monger who freed an entire country from a ruthless dictator who gassed thousands of his own people. Those leaders did not enter this war for fun, but rather to make this world a better place.
16. Have you also noticed allot of these people who are for the war in Iraq are also non military types with no sun or daughter involved in it. (A vet)
17. . Ah! I take joy that out of work socialist, can go to college cheep on my dime and than turn to me and call me uneducated because I vote Republican. My only solace being that I know they will be a Republican, the instant you make money in the real world.
18. The Neo Cons and War Mongers can be dealt with through Solar Power Socialism this will serve The People. This what The Neo Cons are afraid of so stick it to them Cheers.
19. Because somebody has to stay at home to make sure the liberals don't cause too much irreparable harm. And, for the sake of fairness... Barack Obama - did not serve Hillary Clinton - did not serve, NOR DID HER DAUGHTER SERVE Bill Clinton - did not serve, NOR DID HIS DAUGHTER SERVE John Kerry - served Harry Reid - did not serve Nancy Pelosi - did not serve Al Gore - served You see, I can at least acknowledge that Democrats served in the military, something you are unable to do without editorializing. No doubt due to the standard liberal hatred and intolerance.
20. I think I must be a neocon. I thought I was just an imperialistic war monger. I served 29 years and 10 months. I feel like I served.
21. I don't think that there is one definite answer under which you could lump all these people. I think most saw that they had better financial options than going into the military. Of course there is more than enough cowardice to go around for most of the above people. I think another quality that they share is that many of them are hypocrites. Finally, how many of them would you like to have as a friend? As for me, I have too many values that I treasure that would preclude calling any of them friend.