Aircraft that have been shot up are difficult to land.

At least he tried to be of service to his nation during a most difficult time.

I find it interesting when individuals who have not had as much as one day of military training even in an ROTC program (and avoided it like it was leprosy) now are experts in mililtary strategy and tactics, and espouse themselves qualified for the top military position - commander-in-chief - like it's a job requiring no knowledge of how the military is organized, its missions and capabilties, and how it's even presently deployed.

Oh well, many of today's politicians got started as draft-dodgers (and that includes those who hid like chickens overseas) and ended up wreaking havoc upon those who swore an oath to defend the nation.

I still go back to the Constitution, Article 2, section 2 as what the first duty of the president is. It's too bad we as a people think so little of the military as to trust its top leadership position to someone who has never spent ANY time trying to understand it. I guess we as a people really believe unknowing amateurs make the best presidents...