Two points:

1. Mr. Parker's statement that "Cheney and Rumsfeld never served a day in the military" is incorrect as to Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld served as a a Naval officer, 1954-57, reaching the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) and becoming a naval aviator. Mr. Parker should check his facts.

2. It is true that Cheney never served in the military. Neither did Polk or FDR, to name two fairly successful war presidents. Neither did Jefferson (president during the Tripolitan War, 1801-05). Lincoln served, sort of (he was a captain of militia in the Black Hawk War for about a month), but never saw combat. Bill Cohen, SecDef during the Kosovo War, didn't serve either. So what was Mr. Parker's point again?