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<blockquote data-quote="BrownShark" data-source="post: 335338" data-attributes="member: 12148"><p>TieLie,</p><p> </p><p>you said:</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: black">This wasnt a balsy move, it was a political stunt gone wrong.</span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><span style="color: black">Bush's historic jet landing on the carrier, the first by a sitting president, was criticized by opponents as an overly theatrical and expensive stunt. For instance, they pointed to the fact that the carrier was well within range of Bush's </span></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_One" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black">helicopter</span></strong></u></a><strong><span style="color: black">, and that a jet landing was not needed.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished#cite_note-1" target="_blank"><u>[2]</u></a> Originally the </span></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black">White House</span></strong></u></a><strong><span style="color: black"> had stated that the carrier was too far off the California coast for a helicopter landing and a jet would be needed to reach it. On the day of the speech, the Lincoln was only 30 miles (48 km) from shore but the administration still decided to go ahead with the jet landing. White House spokesman </span></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Fleischer" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black">Ari Fleischer</span></strong></u></a><strong><span style="color: black"> admitted that the president "could have helicoptered, but the plan was already in place. Plus, he wanted to see a landing the way aviators see a landing."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished#cite_note-2" target="_blank"><u>[3]</u></a> The <em>Lincoln</em> made a scheduled stop in </span></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black">Pearl Harbor</span></strong></u></a><strong><span style="color: black"> shortly before the speech, docked in San Diego after the speech, and returned to its</span></strong> home base in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett%2C_Washington" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Everett, Washington</span></u></a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">May 6</span></u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">2003</span></u></a>.</span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span><span style="color: black">It doesnt take "balls" to fool the American Public, its takes arrogance.</span></p><p> </p><p>Peace.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownShark, post: 335338, member: 12148"] TieLie, you said: [COLOR=#0000ff] [COLOR=black]This wasnt a balsy move, it was a political stunt gone wrong.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=black]Bush's historic jet landing on the carrier, the first by a sitting president, was criticized by opponents as an overly theatrical and expensive stunt. For instance, they pointed to the fact that the carrier was well within range of Bush's [/COLOR][/B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_One"][U][B][COLOR=black]helicopter[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL][B][COLOR=black], and that a jet landing was not needed.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished#cite_note-1"][U][2][/U][/URL] Originally the [/COLOR][/B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House"][U][B][COLOR=black]White House[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL][B][COLOR=black] had stated that the carrier was too far off the California coast for a helicopter landing and a jet would be needed to reach it. On the day of the speech, the Lincoln was only 30 miles (48 km) from shore but the administration still decided to go ahead with the jet landing. White House spokesman [/COLOR][/B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Fleischer"][U][B][COLOR=black]Ari Fleischer[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL][B][COLOR=black] admitted that the president "could have helicoptered, but the plan was already in place. Plus, he wanted to see a landing the way aviators see a landing."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished#cite_note-2"][U][3][/U][/URL] The [I]Lincoln[/I] made a scheduled stop in [/COLOR][/B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor"][U][B][COLOR=black]Pearl Harbor[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL][B][COLOR=black] shortly before the speech, docked in San Diego after the speech, and returned to its[/COLOR][/B] home base in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett%2C_Washington"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Everett, Washington[/COLOR][/U][/URL] on [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]May 6[/COLOR][/U][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]2003[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. [/COLOR][COLOR=black]It doesnt take "balls" to fool the American Public, its takes arrogance.[/COLOR] Peace.:peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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