Mousethief: Military service as a qualification for the presidency is irevelant and immaterial whether your choice is Gore or Bush. My candidate of choice (as you will likely remember from earlier threads) never served in the military at all.
My gripe with Gore is that he and his syncophants trumpet his limited and sheltered service and compare it to service by others. In my unit by the Cambodian border we had a name for such as him - REMFs. The RE stands for Rear Eshelon, and the MF you can figure out for yourself.
The fact that reporters, civilians, and non-combatants died is also irrevelant. That happens every day in Harlem and Watts. Ergo my remark about the inner city school crossing guard.
Look - I'm not trying to pick a personal fight here. But if you want to proclaim military service as a qualifying resume item, it ought to mean more than a glorified walk in the sunny tropics.
MarkS