Paul,
Yes, as Howard was 25 when conscription for 20 year olds was introduced how was his position untenable?

Issy,

Wash your mouth out with soap! Did I say Little Johnny Howard avoided CONSCRIPTION, not in your life. Howard was gung-ho when it came to support for the Vietnam War, Little Johnny was well known for his student activity in that regard. Conscrption was for the unwilling, unprepared, communists and other low lives, not for our Johnny. I'm surprised that Little Johnny never volunteered, being the natural born leader, and a man of great courage, he could have formed the all volunteer Young Liberal Regiment with Colonel John Howard in command. with only his swagger stick under his arm, and dressed in his splendid uniform of green and gold tracky-dacks, Colonel John could have led his Liberal volunteers across the paddy fields, past the booby traps, and through the mine field, to attack the red devils at their heart! Gung-ho forever!

Paul,
You also assume that he was medically fit for military service, and what has his going overseas got to do with it when he couldn’t be conscripted?

Pauliar,

I cannot find any reference to JH supporting conscription, but in the 60s and 70s it was popularly supported:

"National service had not been a divisive political issue in the 1950s and did not generate immediate controversy when reintroduced in late 1964. In fact, a Gallup poll showed that 71 per cent were in favour of the scheme at that time and 25 per cent were against.22 Attitudes changed little after 29 April 1965 when Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies advised federal parliament that an infantry battalion would be deployed to South Vietnam for combat operations.23 The 1 RAR deployment was an all-volunteer force. The following month the Defence Act was amended to allow national servicemen to deploy overseas, with the first Holt Government deciding in March 1966 that ‘nashos’ would serve in South Vietnam from mid-1966. Support for national service was now 68 per cent in favour and 26 per cent against.24 By October 1970, 58 per cent still agreed with national service and 34 per cent were against with 8 per cent curiously undecided.25 In September 1971, 53 per cent of 16 to 20-year-olds supported the continuation of conscription with the proportion in favour increasing with the age of respondents.26 The notable difference was in attitudes to where national servicemen ought to be sent. In May 1965, 52 per cent were in favour of them being sent to Vietnam and 37 per cent wanted them to remain in Australia. "

and if 100 percent of people knew the real John Howard they would say, like Menzies before him, "he was a gutless warmonger".

If Hitler had won the war I'm sure he would have reinstalled Robert Menzies as PM, Hitler's very own Australian Vidkun Quisling.

Earlier this year I read David Kemp's book on Menzies, maybe I should read John Howard's as well.

Pauliar,

Once again you admit that you lied through your teeth you have nothing on Howard. So where are you dredging up this bullsh1t? The only reference I found was in the Stalinist propaganda rag the red flag.

Even though you jerk off to Hitler, you wouldn't be appointed in charge of propaganda because you are too stupid to lie convincingly.