XPost: calgary.general, can.general, can.politics 
 XPost: edm.general 
 From: nospam@sprynet.com 
  
 On 16 Jan 2005 13:40:28 -0800, while chained to a desk in the 
 scriptorium, bcpg@canada.com wrote: 
  
 > $"Press your nose and make a buzzer sound" Glen 
 > $ 
 > $The question was: "How many Presidents have fought in combat in the 
 > $last 200 years?" 
 > $. 
 > $The answer is still "zero". No Presidents have *ever* been in combat. 
  
 Maybe not while sitting *in* the oval office as President of the US. 
 However, as Glen does point out, many have served their country in a 
 military capacity at some point during their careers.  This can include 
 time in a theatre of combat operations. 
  
 To only consider years of military service spent while the president was 
 the occupant of the oval office is plain deceptive. 
  
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