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toddwv

(2,830 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:33 AM Oct 2012

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“Our Navy is smaller now than any time since 1917"

Yeah, just like our "defense" budget...

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If you believe that, I have a Mormon to sell you for President.

http://factcheck.org/2012/10/false-claims-in-final-debate/

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“Our Navy is smaller now than any time since 1917" (Original Post) toddwv Oct 2012 OP

bush had less ships ...... so Willard is really attacking bush his hero Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #1

But our navy in 1917 was VERY small. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #2

LOL +1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #4

UK only has two? ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #3

Yes juba Oct 2012 #5

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. bush had less ships ...... so Willard is really attacking bush his hero

Reply to toddwv (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:55 AM

Oct 2012

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

2. But our navy in 1917 was VERY small.

Reply to toddwv (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:57 AM

Oct 2012

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

4. LOL +1 nt

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:59 AM

Oct 2012

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

3. UK only has two?

Reply to toddwv (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:58 AM

Oct 2012

juba

(21 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to ProudProgressiveNow (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:03 AM

Oct 2012

She has only had 2 for a while now. However, the UK is building 2 new carriers that aren't too far off Nimitz carrier size.

Rule Britannia lol

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