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Downsizing the Navy

Steve

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The secretary took questions from sailors and Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex

Asked for his views on the Navy downsizing,

The term "downsizing" leaves a misunderstanding in people's minds, he said.

the Navy was forced again to scale back its plans to increase ship procurement. Instead of buying eight ships next year, as called for in prior plans, the Navy will buy only six.

At that rate, the Navy's fleet will soon shrink from today's 315 ships to about 230. While the exact number of ships required is under study, Rumsfeld said, "It is very clear it is considerably more than 230 ships."

Navy officials blamed the problem on a lack of money and delays in the development of two kinds of ships that made their procurement unrealistic this year.

"We'd like to build more ships," one Navy official said. "But given the money we had, this was the optimum mix."

"....." never campaigned on a specific pledge to substantially increase defense spending. He talked often about skipping a generation of weapons to fund new programs, while leaving details to a Pentagon study. The results of that study are expected later this summer.

I'll leave the details to those who support Obama's plans...

but I really question how this is "forward"... the names may change,.. but the plan is the same..
 

TSR

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Fareed Zakariah "We have a navy that is more powerful than the next 13 country's navies combined." Just now on CNN.
 

hypocritexposer

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TSR said:
Fareed Zakariah "We have a navy that is more powerful than the next 13 country's navies combined." Just now on CNN.


So I guess this would be the time to let china use the debt that the US is financing with them to catch up, eh?


Are you an idiot or fool? I'll let you be the judge of that.
 

Steve

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TSR said:
Fareed Zakariah "We have a navy that is more powerful than the next 13 country's navies combined." Just now on CNN.

so you would take the word of a reporter over Admirals and defense experts?

BTW,..Russia alone has 205 ships..

source Jane's Fighting Ships

Iran 131 ships plus 171 coastal

but China.. I quit counting at 1003...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ships_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy
 

Steve

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So I guess this would be the time to let china use the debt that the US is financing with them to catch up, eh?

China already has a fairly capable Navy.. in shear numbers they have a formidable defense,.. just not one designed or able to project worldwide force yet..

our current advantage worldwide in in our carrier force..
 

hypocritexposer

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Steve said:
So I guess this would be the time to let china use the debt that the US is financing with them to catch up, eh?

China already has a fairly capable Navy.. in shear numbers they have a formidable defense,.. just not one designed or able to project worldwide force yet..

our current advantage worldwide in in our carrier force..
Arguing with them is futile.


Libs hate America, they would like to see it decimated. Arguing with them is futile. They are delusional and don't know what truth is. they would like to live under Chinese rule.
 
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