"The biggest difference between the Iran and Vietnam Wars is that Trump knew how to get himself out of Vietnam..."

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7. Trump avoided the draft using a mechanism put in place for the fortunate ones.

Deferments were available for some in certain conditions. True draft dodgers didn't have that choice. They had to run from the draft and hide while law officers hunted them down. Canada was an option. To truly dodge the draft took guts. I knew guys in every category. Vietnam fucked up the US so bad it is still a topic of disagreement fifty years later. I knew guys killed there. I had very close friends that were never the same after serving. My brother is six years older than I and the only time I ever saw him cry was when a former classmate was killed in Vietnam. My heart still hurts from all of it.