When Pres. Bush landed on the aircraft carrier with the big banner saying "mission accomplished" flying behind him, and wearing a flight suit, I knew it was a photo-op. But I honestly thought it was taking place in the Gulf or the Indian Ocean, where he was meeting and thanking sailors and marines who had been there - done that. I just found out (on national news) last week that this war victory celebration took place on a ship 30 MINUTES flying time off the coast of CALIFORNIA.
I was truly saddened at the depths he would go to, and the gullibility of the US population (myself included). Does anyone else find this to be the true measure of just how shallow (or chickenhearted) a man our elected president really is?
2007-11-29 15:29:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
During WWII President Roosevelt attended the Potsdam conference IN Europe IN a much bigger combat zone
DURING the war. So, yeah I would expect him to travel to the theatre of combat after the war was "Over".
2007-11-30 01:29:55 · update #1
Also I spent 8 years in the Navy, I served in a DIRSUP unit and I sailed on the NIMITZ, EISENHOWER, FORRESTAL, SARATOGA, INDEPENDENCE, DEYO, CARON, ESTOCIN and GALLERY; I have TWO Expeditionary Forces medals and was nominatede for the Naval Air medal, the Joint Services Commendation medal and two Naval Acheivement medals, as well as Meritorious Unit Citation. I spent 5 months in El Salvador, nearly got killed twice and came home with 3 collapsed discs in my lower spine and permanent
pinched nerve in my right thigh. My brother was an RM and then IT and spent 27 years in the Navy, LANTFLT, and PACFLT - and neither of us ever saw any kind of giant banner hung on a carrier.
2007-11-30 01:44:53 · update #2
Regardless, this is what bush is all about.
No dignity, national pride of any kind.
Note: Supporting this guy, put one in the same category!
2007-11-29 15:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
For the president's photo-op they had to turn the ship around so you couldn't see the skyline of San Diego in the distance! It delayed the ship reaching port by one day which cost approximately a million dollars.
Also, some months later when it was clear the war was not nearly over, Scott Maclellan, Bush's press secretary, denied that Bush had ever declared the war over or nearly over. He was asked about the banner that said "Mission Accomplished" and said that the banner had been put by the men of the aircraft carrier because -their- mission had been accomplished. Later it turned out that the White House people had had the banner made and hung up for the photo op.
2007-11-29 15:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
And the banner displayed on that carrier's island referred to the mission of that carrier strike group. It would have been displayed even if the President had not visited that carrier at that time. I find it amazing how little people know about the Navy or any of its traditions and practices.
2007-11-29 17:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I was living in San Diego and new they were on their way home from a very long time at sea. Do you expect the President to land in a hot combat zone with everyone knowing he was on his way.
2007-11-29 15:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rational Humanist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OMG, where have you been? The carrier was just coming back from a tour in the Gulf.
2007-11-29 15:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was returning from a deployment in the Indian Ocean, Now who is gullible??????
PS : How long are you going to milk your dislike of President Bush after he's out of office??
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2007-11-29 15:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Well, I didn't hear it and I don't believe it either. Even if I heard it from the media, I still wouldn't believe it.
2007-11-29 15:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by Eyes Wide Open 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
nope
2007-11-29 15:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
He is such a DICK!!!
2007-11-29 15:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by just me 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋