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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 08:44 PM Original message |
Gates Takes Aim at Navy, Questions Carrier Fleet |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. for the cost of one carrier we could bail out ALL our schools. not an admin priority tho nt |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 08:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. "not an admin priority tho"....and that's a shame....n/t |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. A Nimitz costs $4.5 billion |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Ford Class is a waste of money. Better to have more NIMITZ class. nt |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. How so? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. The NIMITZ, because of experience and certain economies of scale, |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. this quote is suspect: |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. get rid of the damned attack submarines, too. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. And the carrier battle groups are aimed at the Imperial Japanese Navy. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, they're monitoring China's expanding fleet. nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Er, no they aren't. (nt) |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. uh.... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. And they're back at sea at an increased rate. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. We have fewer than 50 and they are not just for going after Soviet SSBNs... |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. We could use one to watch the Somalian pirates |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I agree with you there. The subs are for watching China and Russia's navies. nt |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. If we are talking defense, could probably use more. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. If there's no carrier you don't need the battle group. |
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songbookz (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. Most Expensive Military in the World |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Even if we cut it in quarter... |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Agree, What Navy Do We Plan To Pick A Fight With Exactly? |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 01:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Hell, al-Quaeda or whoever almost got one of our destroyers |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. The Navy should get some of these babies! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. THAT was one of the craziest things EVER built!!! |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Nobody did ugly like the Soviets did ugly...eom |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. that almost looks like alien technology... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. What the F*** is that? n/t |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Ah, a Lun-class Ekranoplan |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. The U.S. navy should try capping undersea rogue oil wells |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. Don't scrap 'em, but definitely mothball 'em. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
31. Gates is no great patriot. |
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