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On 3/27/2020 11:21 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:17 AM, Tim wrote:
Keyser Soze
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On 3/27/20 11:03 AM, Tim wrote:
Keyser Soze
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How so, exactly? Didn't we have enough on hand to defeat the tiny
countries? “

When you cobble equipment withÂ* canabalizedÂ* parts because budget
doesn’t allow for new, you have results like Operation Eagle Claw.
And that was a major turning point in Jimmys attempt for re-election


Bull****. “


Nope. Fact, Harry.Â*Â*Â* Ronnie capitalized on the Eagle Claw disaster to
get elected by raising the fact that the military was too weak and had
to be rebuilt.


Yeah, Americans a gullible. What else is new?
rephrase please. That didn't make sense.

--
Pity Fat Harry. His ability to produce rational thought on his own, no
longer exists, if it ever did at all.

Amazing ...
 

On 3/27/2020 1:37 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:28 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 11:20 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:11 AM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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On 3/27/2020 11:03 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and
the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building
good will.


You don't seem to understand what an aircraft carrier and the task
forces they operate with are for. “

Honestly, I doubt he cares to know


Which of our enemies with missiles and nukes are going to be deterred
by aircraft carriers?

Any smart enemy knows now that all it has to do is unleash a
biological weapon in a half dozen U.S. cities to bring us to our knees.


I am just very thankful that people like yourself have no part in
determining what our National Defense policies should be.


Quack quack quack.

well you do waddle like one.

--
Pity Fat Harry. His ability to produce rational thought on his own, no
longer exists, if it ever did at all.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:03:02 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good will.

"Good Will" doesn't seem to really buy us much. Those people still
screw us over the first chance they get, usually while we are still
giving them things. Afghanistan would be a good example. Aid workers
are in as much danger as soldiers, maybe more because they are more
vulnerable. A hospital ship in a country like that is nothing but a
big white target with a red bullseye on every flat surface.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:03:02 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good will.

BTW where are all the TDS people who were telling us those hospital
ships were months away from being able to deploy?

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:08:23 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/27/2020 11:03 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good will.


You don't seem to understand what an aircraft carrier and the task
forces they operate with are for.

They are a mobile extension of our ability to defend the USA
globally.

They are not to go fight a nuclear war.

Yeah we have 18 Ohio class boats and any one of them could end the
world as we know it.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:10:14 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/27/20 11:03 AM, Tim wrote:
Keyser Soze
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How so, exactly? Didn't we have enough on hand to defeat the tiny
countries? “

When you cobble equipment with canabalized parts because budget doesn’t allow for new, you have results like Operation Eagle Claw. And that was a major turning point in Jimmys attempt for re-election


Bull****.

We don't need more warships, we need fewer, and fewer are easier to
maintain and budget parts for, too.

The problem with Eagle Claw was that Carter had an irrational belief
in the Navy and would not use the appropriate Army helicopters that
had filters on the air intakes so they could operate in the desert.
Their pit stop took out so many of them that the had to call the whole
thing off. It got worse from there. We also were not prepared for
desert warfare because they were not training for it so a little sand
storm took out a good chunk of the evacuating force. Look up cluster
**** in the military dictionary and there is a picture of Operation
Eagle Claw with that smiling jackass Carter standing there..


This country's infrastructure is crumbling, we have serious public
health issues, we have dozens of other problems. Spending more on the
military is not the solution.


The DoD budget is just a big white collar jobs program. Since everyone
is bound by prevailing union contracts (Davis Bacon) you should be
thrilled.

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:25:55 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

It's a unique capability that no other nation has and many
depend on ... via our NATO agreements.

NATO Ha !
Another relic from the cold war that we could do without.

Just exactly who are we defending the "North Atlantic" from?
The Germans own both sides of the Fulda gap these days and the only
thing pouring through there is Russian gas and oil.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:44:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:11 AM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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On 3/27/2020 11:03 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good will.


You don't seem to understand what an aircraft carrier and the task
forces they operate with are for. “

Honestly, I doubt he cares to know


Which of our enemies with missiles and nukes are going to be deterred by
aircraft carriers?

Any smart enemy knows now that all it has to do is unleash a biological
weapon in a half dozen U.S. cities to bring us to our knees.


Seems Sadam would disagree on carriers being ineffective.

Most of the attacks on Iraq came from land based bombers (One of the
reasons 3/4ths of the 9/11 attackers were Saudi) but we have had
success beating up other little countries with our carriers. It has
really been the threat more than an actual attack. You do get their
attention when you park a Carrier Battle Group just over their horizon
and FA-18s are making low level supersonic passes over your city
breaking windows.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:36:38 -0400, John wrote:

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:25:55 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/27/2020 11:14 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:08 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 11:03 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and
the terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades
being killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good
will.


You don't seem to understand what an aircraft carrier and the task
forces they operate with are for.

They are a mobile extension of our ability to defend the USA
globally.

They are not to go fight a nuclear war.


Defend us from who? The Russians, the Chinese? The North Koreans?
Nuclear powers? Venezuela?



Anybody who poses a threat, regardless of where they are or who they
are.

It's a unique capability that no other nation has and many
depend on ... via our NATO agreements.

According to liberals, like Harry, no other nations pose a threat to the US.
Russia and China are not spending money on weapons. Or are they?

China seems to be stealing our designs more than spending money
creating their own.

Amazing ...
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:37:07 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/27/20 11:28 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 11:20 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 11:11 AM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
- hide quoted text -
On 3/27/2020 11:03 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/27/2020 10:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/20 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


It didn't take a Chinese hyper-sonic cruise missile
to put a US aircraft carrier out of commission.

All it took was a virus.


Does it matter? We should scrap at least half the navy and stop
wasting money on big new ships.


It does cause one to realize how vulnerable we may be everywhere
to biological warfare.





We're not about to get into a shooting war with a nuclear power and the
terrorists around the world aren't stymied by their comrades being
killed en masse, so what's the point? These ships are vulnerable.

Better we should build more hospital ships and dispatch them where
needed around the world. We'd be spending far less and building good
will.


You don't seem to understand what an aircraft carrier and the task
forces they operate with are for. “

Honestly, I doubt he cares to know


Which of our enemies with missiles and nukes are going to be deterred
by aircraft carriers?

Any smart enemy knows now that all it has to do is unleash a
biological weapon in a half dozen U.S. cities to bring us to our knees.


I am just very thankful that people like yourself have no part in
determining what our National Defense policies should be.


Quack quack quack.

You selling Aflac now? I guess a gig's a gig if you can't ride the
bus. ;-)