US navy vessel remains prized trophy for North Korea, 37 years on (USS Pueblo)

Well, I can agree that 'more like' doesn't mean 'same as'.

President Bush is by no means perfect. But I must tell you, in my opinion, compared to Clinton, Carter and LBJ, he is a VAST improvement over them, and there is no comparison to the Senator from my state, Hanoi John, who could have been President if not for the efforts of the Swift Boat Vets.

Compared to all three, Bush exudes class. Regardless of what the MSM and the Dems want Americans to think, Bush is no dummy. Compared to the "cerebral" Al Gore, Bush did much better in college. He may be as mean, petty and vindictive as Carter, but he doesn't let it show. I can't tell you how relieved I am not to have to pick up the paper and have scandal after scandal after scandal each day, as was the case in the Nineties. What Bush lacks in panache, he makes up for in sane moral stability, general straightforwardness and class.

As an example, visit my website at http://homepage.mac.com/rlmorel/iMovieTheater50.html and look at the video of the incident in South America where Bush stuck up for his Secret Service guy. Would Clinton or Carter EVER have done anything even remotely like that? The Clintons taught their kid to call the Secret Service "Trained Pigs". Guys who would give their life for a piece of crap like them.

Well, I just got off on a rant there. Sorry. Back on topic, I do agree that China is going to be a tough nut to crack, make no mistake. I think we are on a collision course.

>Say what you want about the USAF but General McKee from Okinawa sent armed fighter jets toward the >Pueblo under his direction and in defiance of the Navy and the White House with orders to blow all of >the North Koreans out of the water that were near the Pueblo if they got there before the North Koreans >got the Pueblo into the Harbor. General McKee, USAF, was not the closest (the Navy had a Carrier within >minutes of the Pueblo) but was the only member of a high command with balls. He was later reprimanded >for his actions.
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(This is from memory so you may want to check the facts carefully before repeating it).

There followed one of the greatest moments in aviation history - and without ever a turbine-wheel been spun. The President had spoken with the unit commander and impressed upon him the importance of the mission to destroy the USS Pueblo: "Every secret the United States has is on that ship".

The planning sessions revealed that is was a almost certain suicide to attack the ship where it lay now - but they would still have to go ahead.

At the briefing, the unit commander impressed upon the men the importance of the mission and the fact that most of them would not be returning. The unit commander told that they currently had one less serviceable aircraft than pilots. He said if anyone did not wish to go, that they should raise their hand, and he would not ask any questions and that they should think nothing of it. At the rear of the room a pilot put up his hand and the unit commander said

"That's fine" and continued to give this briefing without pause.

The unit commander was interrupted by the pilot who had put up his hand.

"No Sir. One of the aircraft is two-seat. I will ride in the back"

I don't know where these guys are now but I sure hope we can find them when we need them. With men like that I could conquer the world.

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