Debate III.
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Kev3188
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Then you should find both Romney & Ryan absolutely appalling...
Dog Wonder
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They are his condescending arrogant bastards (he is too PC to say uppity).
The radio told him so.
The radio told him so.
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Clinton: Romney's Jeep Ad Hurt Obama's Feelings The Most
Jesus, you would think Romney accused him of killing a woman with cancer.
Jesus, you would think Romney accused him of killing a woman with cancer.
Sea Horses Dude.
They are adamantly referred to as boats, ask a Squid.
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That wasn't my digging -- Barack is the one who 1916 as a reference point for his horses and bayonets quip....
Here's the transcript for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK3ORgw-h_4
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And that's still a true statement, no? Regardless, the current day Navy is still about 90% smaller than what the Navy thinks it should be. They want to be at 313 ships. We currently have ~288, and are retiring more hulls than we're building.
The Navy could be building more if they weren't having the appropriations process hijacked for pork barrel projects, and that's a problem with Congress more than anything else. I think we've already discussed the DDG-1000 and DD21 programs... Lots of money spent on what amounted to R&D gone bad. Likewise with all the money spent looking at biofuel alternatives...
All that money could have been much better spent building a few more conventional hulls.
One thing that's been proven in Iraq and Afghanistan -- you can only go so far with superior airpower and technology. Sometimes you gotta have brute force available, and we're nowhere near the point of being able to defend ourselves against the Chinese if they start flexing their military muscle, nor could we defend our allies in the Pacific.
The Navy could be building more if they weren't having the appropriations process hijacked for pork barrel projects, and that's a problem with Congress more than anything else. I think we've already discussed the DDG-1000 and DD21 programs... Lots of money spent on what amounted to R&D gone bad. Likewise with all the money spent looking at biofuel alternatives...
All that money could have been much better spent building a few more conventional hulls.
One thing that's been proven in Iraq and Afghanistan -- you can only go so far with superior airpower and technology. Sometimes you gotta have brute force available, and we're nowhere near the point of being able to defend ourselves against the Chinese if they start flexing their military muscle, nor could we defend our allies in the Pacific.
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............in your book !
No, too apologetic !
Best offense is a good "Defense"!
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We need a bigger Navy to take Afghanistan. Got it.
I say we take the Bay of Kabul first, using bayonets and sea horses.
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Lemme get this straight.
Build the largest military force in the world, isolate ourselves from former allies by forging ahead with whatever WE deem is right and never EVER admit that maybe we made mistakes in the past. That will be a winning formula?
Just because you can push someone around and kick their ass doesn't always make it the best decision. That's pretty clear.
Build the largest military force in the world, isolate ourselves from former allies by forging ahead with whatever WE deem is right and never EVER admit that maybe we made mistakes in the past. That will be a winning formula?
Just because you can push someone around and kick their ass doesn't always make it the best decision. That's pretty clear.
