re: #107 Last Mohican

Using the above figures, that would have given him approximately a 0.3% chance of becoming a casualty if he were on a Coast Guard boat. The actual probability would be “not a whole lot higher” as he was actually on a Navy boat.

The accident rate on an F-102 was 13.69 mishaps per 100,000 flight hour. According to this highly-biased anti-Bush wikipedia article, George Bush reportedly logged 336 total flight hours in the F-102. That would mean he had a 4.6% chance of suffering a “mishap.” I don’t know exactly what constitutes a “mishap,” but if even 15-20% of them were fatal, then Bush’s job would seem to be more dangerous than Kerry’s.

The point being, GWB was not lacking in courage. Strapping on a -102 took courage, as did riding a Swift Boat into combat.

Claiming that GWB avoid service in ‘Nam because he was a coward is a lie.

Let’s call the courage thing a wash.

Mapes an Rather used their positions for a political agenda.