To: Clive; what's up
Hard stats are tough to find but here's an excerpt from the most anti-conservative source possible*; the state-controlled CBC (Constant Bolshevik Crap network)
Note that the CBC-radio's national morning man, Andy Barrie, is a U.S. Army deserter and, not surprisingly, also a non-stop anti-American whiner.
* IMHO, the gratuitous "Nixon" reference makes this case.
"In 1974, President Ford offered a partial amnesty for war resisters. Of the 350,000 eligible candidates, only 21,800 were granted clemency. Exile groups in Canada, Sweden, Britain and France boycotted the program. They particularly disliked the stringent process that required them to swear the oath of allegiance. This measure was particularly offensive because former president Richard Nixon, who was also pardoned under this umbrella package, was treated much easier despite his role in manipulating the democratic process in the Watergate affair.
The blanket pardon allowed draft dodgers without criminal records or charges to come freely back into the country without having to go through a legal process. As such, no true figure exists of how many draft dodgers took advantage of the amnesty. It is estimated, however, that only 15 per cent of the evaders went back to the United States.
Source: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-348-1933/conflict_war/draft_dodgers/clip10
For more Vietnam-related anti-US garbage from the CBC's archives:
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-348/conflict_war/draft_dodgers/
Anyone wishing to see precisely how these shameless traitors and cowards have infested Canada's media, follow the "Jack Todd" link.
34 posted on
12/01/2004 7:53:50 AM PST by
GMMAC
(lots of terror cells in Canada - I'll be waving my US flag when the Marines arrive!)
To: GMMAC
"no true figure exists" Therefore; your basis for blaming America is based on false figures.
I know I'm shocked.
36 posted on
12/01/2004 8:13:17 AM PST by
laotzu
To: GMMAC
find them now disproportionally wormed into our educational system at all levels It's hard to take this seriously when even you admit you have no idea how many deserters there are.
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