tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post7503459678424532154..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: "We have less horses and bayonets, too”Pastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-274461987077357392012-10-24T10:53:07.068+01:002012-10-24T10:53:07.068+01:00Anon, the 'when was the navy last engaged'...Anon, the 'when was the navy last engaged' comment is really ridic.<br /><br />1) P-3 China<br />2) Spratly Islands and area - currently in host dispute among FIVE nations<br />3) Hainan Area<br />4) Sonar sled ships in south china seas<br />5) Chinese subs surfacing in midst of CVN task forces<br />6) NUCLEAR DETERRENCE patrols 365<br />7) Carrying and escorting army hardware as in to and from the ME<br />8) Taiwan<br />9) The ONLY, and I mean ONLY active ballistic missile defense we have is based around deployment of advanced Aegis ships (like Ticonderoga) backed by Advanced Arleigh Burke (I-III) classes flying around the globe to help defend us and our allies (Patriot and the like can only defeat incoming MRBM and SRBM type missiles)<br /><br />More, how can ANYONE argue that below a certain number of units the Navy cannot carry out ANY mission whose need at that moment will be DIRE, and whose characteristics will necessarily be unknown.<br /><br />1 Arleigh Burke is NOT the equivalent of 15 Perry Class AND a BUrke under a shower of missiles from China, or Norkland, while tyring to guard AIR AMMUNITION AND anti aircraft MISSILE RESUPPLY TO OUR ALLIESEpaminondashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811906954763827459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-16076005631270776272012-10-23T23:03:50.501+01:002012-10-23T23:03:50.501+01:00Anonymous,
It's not about engagement. It's...Anonymous,<br />It's not about engagement. It's about not having engagements. <br /><br />It's about ruling the seas, keeping the trade routes open, and making sure that people around the world can live in freedom, sell their goods, and create better lives for themselves.<br /><br />America keeps the sea lanes open. America, alone.<br /><br />If America did not do that, then who would rule the seas, and what would their motivation be?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-26654873401453726632012-10-23T23:00:23.742+01:002012-10-23T23:00:23.742+01:00not true...the Navy has LOTS of F-18's, whose ...not true...the Navy has LOTS of F-18's, whose stealth characteristics are not talked about in public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-6708172338528218412012-10-23T22:36:09.693+01:002012-10-23T22:36:09.693+01:00That's great, but when was the last time a nav...That's great, but when was the last time a naval force was actively engaged. i'll wait....yes its been very long time. The times have changed. Budgets are constrained. At the moment there is no need for a larger naval fleet. Even at our current levels, there is no naval fleet in he world that poses a significant threat to our Navy. Precision-guided bombs are the future. What we have is large enough to cover the all the area of operations for all the combatant commands. No matter if you like the answer or not....the President was right. The priority for military spending will change when the threat does. The army had the smallest budget of all the services, but that was changed due to the conditions on the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-8934628061200932262012-10-23T14:25:34.571+01:002012-10-23T14:25:34.571+01:00Epa,
Facts like these are what I expected from Rom...Epa,<br />Facts like these are what I expected from Romney last night.<br /><br />Thanks for providing them.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-8179905636289496532012-10-23T13:33:46.974+01:002012-10-23T13:33:46.974+01:00Yesterday OBAMA: "America remains the one ind...Yesterday OBAMA: "America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a strong America, and it is stronger now than when I came into office."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987737871351359966noreply@blogger.com