On 22 Aug 2004 07:31:35 -0700, Brett Robson <jet_boy@deja.com> brought
down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:08:13 +0900, Michael Cash  ...
>>
>>On 21 Aug 2004 08:59:12 -0700, Brett Robson <jet_boy@deja.com> brought
>>down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>>
>>
>>>>http://tinyurl.com/4bxoh
>>>
>>>"A total of 14 or 15 F-102 fighters were lost in Vietnam. Three were shot down
>>>by anti-aircraft or small arms fire, one is believed to have been lost in
>>>air-to-air combat with a MiG-21, four were destroyed on the ground during Viet
>>>Cong attacks, and the remainder succumbed to training accidents"
>>>
>>>So that is 4 lost to combat. F-4 760 lost, F-100 242, F-105 397.
>>>
>>>"Nevertheless, we have established that the F-102 was serving in combat in
>>>Vietnam at the time Bush enlisted to become an F-102 pilot."
>>>
>>>In regular USAAF units.
>>
>>You missed the part about pilots from Bush's unit  [volunteering to] rotating
>>there?
>> 
>>>
>>>"...routinely rotated to Vietnam for combat duty under a **volunteer**
>>>program..."
>>
>>For which he tried to volunteer.
>
>No, he "inquired". This is undated, but I recall a source saying this was before
>he had even done jet conversion.

So his unit was still using prop fighters in 1968-9?
>
>
>>You missed the part about [volunteering] pilots from Bush's unit rotating there?
>>
>>More importantly, and far more sinister, is how Bush came by the
>>inside dope in 1968 that the fix was in for Nixon (a RICH REPUBLICAN!,
>>don't forget) to have everything wound up and pulled out BEFORE Bush
>>got enough flying hours to be able to [volunteering to] rotate through.
>>
>>Everybody blames the military loss in Vietnam on Democrats, 
>
>I think the Vietamese like to take the credit for that.

Even Democrats won't let a bunch of damned furriners take credit for
an accomplishment that big.






--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College