By The Numbers - part the twenty first

"It's unclear how many draft dodgers and deserters came to Canada during the Vietnam War, but estimates are that 125,000 Americans came to Canada between 1964 and 1977."

"At least 200,000 Russians have left the country in the week since President Vladimir V. Putin announced a partial military mobilization after a series of setbacks in the country's war with Ukraine, according to figures provided by Russia's neighbors."

Well, Vlad has exceeded in a week what it took Ike, JFK, LBJ, Tricky Dick, and Clumsy Gerry 13 (or 14, depending on how you count) years. Now, that's spectacular. Yes, we can quibble about Ike, Clumsy Gerry ('official' end of Vietnam was on Tricky Dick's watch, and the lottery continued until 1975), and Jimmy (he finally reinstituted registration) being at fault, and the year count, but still.

Registration was resumed in July 1980 for men born in 1960 and later, and is in effect to this present time. Men are required to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

If wannaBePresident Huey Long 2024 does get in again, there'd be two reasons to secede to Canada. I mean, does some pimply 18 year old Redneck really, really want to be the latter day La Fayette Squadron in support of Vlad?? Well?