On Aug 14, 8:10*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:43:23 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:49:48 -0400, hk wrote:

Carriers are not invulnerable but neither are fixed bases, and fixed
bases are not available in many parts of the world.

Nobody is claiming that fixed bases are invulnerable.

Let me try and summarize your main points:

- Carriers are worthless because they are vulnerable.

- Fixed bases are more worthless.

That's why you need to send the Marines.

Don't plan - improvise. *:)

I probably told this one before. But a gaggle of reporters had a
Marine general just after the invasion of Iraq.. One of the little
trolls asked the General "what do the marines do?". The General
answered quickly and said. "We break things". "The marines break
things so the enemy can't use them any more, then the Army comes in
and holds the ground". I got a kick out of that, I don't think the
reporter did though...