tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post6030438675728857704..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Why Have a Navy?The New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-81592583925259964052009-09-16T10:59:20.255-07:002009-09-16T10:59:20.255-07:00Guys,
And I thought the Navy was just a big taxi ...Guys,<br /><br />And I thought the Navy was just a big taxi service for Marines, and Air Force for the Army...<br /><br />..and yes, it sure is nice to have a floating hospital that can turn sea water into fresh water when pesky things like massive tsunamis threaten coastal populations in foreign countries we're hoping to infuence<br /><br />..though I admit I'll probably face sudden-onset schizophrenia during this year's Army-Navy game!<br /><br />best,<br />gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-66472404609659693902009-09-15T15:02:24.545-07:002009-09-15T15:02:24.545-07:00I thought it was so that the Army football team wo...I thought it was so that the Army football team would have somebody to play every December.Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-3218983662337540202009-09-15T14:09:02.056-07:002009-09-15T14:09:02.056-07:00The reason to invest in a Navy today is that it ta...The reason to invest in a Navy today is that it takes so long to build/rebuild a Navy. Today a Nuclear Carrier takes about eight years from authorization to commission. Back in WWII, the Big One, not one big deck aircraft carrier made it to combat that had not been on order before Pearl Harbor. USS MIDWAY almost made it, and would have, except for two nuclear weapons.<br /><br />And, until we invest in a real foreign policy, with money for Department of State agencies, the US Navy, and the US Air Force, are the agencies for responding to disasters world wide.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.com