"Louis V. Spielman" wrote in message . com...
"WalterScottGray" wrote in message
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The question is: How much will it all cost?

There is no greater waste of money than a SECOND RATE NAVY. Spend the two
dollars(adjusted for inflation).

A second Air Force is a much greater waste of money
that a second rate Navy. Seeing that it costs
6 billion dollars to build a carrier, and one exploding
million dollar bomb on a 50 million dollar jet
to sink one.

ZZ,
How many of our carriers have been sunk? They go out with an escort
that's hard to get by.Plus that carrier can carry that plane to within
striking range.
But I do agree with you that our Air Force should be first rate, but a first
rate Navy is no less important
Paul

"ZZBunker" wrote in message
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"Louis V. Spielman" wrote in message
. com...
"WalterScottGray" wrote in
message
news:XUWOAMBH37938.925625@anonymous...
The question is: How much will it all cost?

There is no greater waste of money than a SECOND RATE NAVY. Spend the
two
dollars(adjusted for inflation).

A second Air Force is a much greater waste of money
that a second rate Navy. Seeing that it costs
6 billion dollars to build a carrier, and one exploding
million dollar bomb on a 50 million dollar jet
to sink one.

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message ...
ZZ,
How many of our carriers have been sunk? They go out with an escort
that's hard to get by.Plus that carrier can carry that plane to within
striking range.

WWII carriers, many.
And since supercarriers are most known for where they can't go,
than where they can do, the question is irrelevent.

But I do agree with you that our Air Force should be first rate, but a first
rate Navy is no less important

Nobody has ever disputed that.
*Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
is the question.

"ZZBunker" wrote in message
m...

*Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
is the question.

No. That may require a handful of people with brains and the willingness to
listen. Maybe when pigs can fly.....

"Doug Kanter" wrote:

:"ZZBunker" wrote in message
om...
:
: *Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
: is the question.
:
:No. That may require a handful of people with brains and the willingness to
:listen.

Well, that appears to let ZZBunker out on several grounds.

:Maybe when pigs can fly.....

Can ZZBunker fly?

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn

"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote:

:"ZZBunker" wrote in message
om...
:
: *Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
: is the question.
:
:No. That may require a handful of people with brains and the willingness
to
:listen.

Well, that appears to let ZZBunker out on several grounds.

:Maybe when pigs can fly.....

Can ZZBunker fly?


I was referring to politicians.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:

:"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
.. .
: "Doug Kanter" wrote:
:
: :"ZZBunker" wrote in message
: om...
: :
: : *Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
: : is the question.
: :
: :No. That may require a handful of people with brains and the willingness
:to
: :listen.
:
: Well, that appears to let ZZBunker out on several grounds.
:
: :Maybe when pigs can fly.....
:
: Can ZZBunker fly?
:
:
:I was referring to politicians.
:

Pigs is pigs.

On 15 Nov 2003 20:30:45 -0800, (ZZBunker) wrote:

*Can the US Navy stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?*
is the question.

Of course. The Israeli Air Force stopped Iraq from becoming a nuclear
power. The only reasons the US Navy can't do the same thing in Iran are
political in nature, not lack of capability.

Steve