Our coalition will stay until our work is done."īush was taken in by plane because the Lincoln was too far off the California coast for a helicopter to bring him aboard. "The transition from dictatorship to democracy will take time but it is worth every effort. "Your courage - your willingness to face danger for your country and for each other - made this day possible," according to excerpts of the Bush speech released in advance. In his speech to the troops Thursday night Bush will thank the U.S. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, who is seeking his party's presidential nomination. while countless numbers of Americans are frightened stiff about the economy at home," said Sen. "The president's going out to an aircraft carrier to give a speech far out at sea. The president's address about the success in Iraq comes as Bush's domestic agenda is under renewed fire by Democrats, especially by a flock of White House hopefuls. The picture-perfect landing, covered live on television, marked the latest effort by the White House to showcase Bush as commander in chief. The speech will be delivered from the carrier's flight deck at 9 p.m. The landing came just hours before Bush is to tell the nation that major combat operations in Iraq have ended. To others, the president said, "Thank you," and " 'preciate it."Īt one point, he looked up to the observation deck and held up both arms to the roar of hundreds of sailors who had crowded the area. He draped his arms around some, slapped the backs of others and shook hands with many. "Great job," said Bush, a wide smile stretched across his face as he posed for photographs with crew members who gathered to get their pictures with the president. Yeah, of course, I liked it," said Bush, who was an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard after graduating from Yale University in 1968. Above him, the tower was adorned with a big sign that read, "Mission Accomplished."īush said he did take a turn at piloting the craft. Moments after the landing, the president, wearing a green flight suit and holding a white helmet, got off the plane, saluted those on the flight deck and shook hands with them. On the plane's tail was the insignia of the squadron, the "Blue Wolves." Bush Commander-in-Chief" just below the cockpit window. The exterior of the four-seat Navy S-3B Viking was marked with "Navy 1" in the back and "George W. The jet made what is known as a "tailhook" landing, with the plane, traveling about 150 mph, hooking onto the last of four steel wires across the flight deck and coming to a complete stop in less than 400 feet. It was the first time a sitting president has arrived on the deck of an aircraft carrier by plane.
ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CNN) - President Bush made a landing aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln Thursday, arriving in the co-pilot's seat of a Navy S-3B Viking after making two fly-bys of the carrier.
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