To: mc10
a stupid...dangerous...publicity stunt
No - This a beautifully subtle show of trust and respect for our military.
To: brewer1516
As CIC, Bush commands Naval Aviators to make carrier traps every day of the week. It is not unreasonable that he should bear some of the same risk. Besides, a carrier trap on an aircraft carrier in a Viking is probably safer than pre-flight inspection on a Delta Dagger, which Tom Wolfe famously described as a brick with fins.
Dangerous? Yes.
Publicity Stunt? I guess. I would call it a dramatic gesture.
Stupid? No way. This is what we pay the man for.
BTW, can you imagine being the Naval Aviator who drew this assignment? After being frowned on by fighter jocks for you whole career, now you get to fly Navy One!
23 posted on
05/01/2003 4:55:46 AM PDT by
gridlock
(If there were an extra seat on that plane, I would take it in a heartbeat!)
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