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Alcibiades

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23. Insert the word "defining"
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 05:52 PM
Feb 2012

in front of "mission." I doubt that aircraft carriers would be quite the same if their main mission was humanitarian.

But they are what they are because we want the president to be able to project power anywhere and everywhere without having to ask anyone's permission. Maybe you think of cases in which this enhances the power of the US, but I can't help thinking of Iraq as the defining case. So long as we maintain this rather expensive capability, it's as likely to be misused as much as it is to be used. I just don't trust the politicians who run this country, particularly given our recent history.

A Tale of two Ships [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2012 OP
Dear UHC, I love your posts tech3149 Feb 2012 #1
There are a number of reasons weapons costs and the military budget have sky rocketed, Lurks Often Feb 2012 #5
Great post... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #10
Hardly a fair comparison Lurks Often Feb 2012 #2
I was not comparing the utility of these shps, just the COST of these ships. n/t unhappycamper Feb 2012 #8
The costs are not comparable. It really is apples to oranges. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #9
Still not a fair comparison since they serve drastically different roles n/t Lurks Often Feb 2012 #14
Apples to oranges madokie Feb 2012 #3
Is that all? pintobean Feb 2012 #4
This isn't a fair comparison. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #6
Tend to agree Red Mountain Feb 2012 #7
A better comparison would be with the Gerald R Ford class Alcibiades Feb 2012 #11
Please do some basic research before posting Lurks Often Feb 2012 #12
I know they have been used in disaster relief Alcibiades Feb 2012 #16
You are the one who stated Lurks Often Feb 2012 #20
Insert the word "defining" Alcibiades Feb 2012 #23
Let's talk about Ford-class aircraft carriers. unhappycamper Feb 2012 #13
And Gas in 1955 (when CV-59 was commissioned) was $0.23 a gallon. NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #15
Don't know enough about the poster Alcibiades Feb 2012 #18
I agree they didn't believe in standing armies NutmegYankee Feb 2012 #19
OK Alcibiades Feb 2012 #24
wikipedia says 9 billion Alcibiades Feb 2012 #17
Because while we have 11, Lurks Often Feb 2012 #21
We've managed to do just fine Alcibiades Feb 2012 #22
Then you have a different interpration then Lurks Often Feb 2012 #25
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