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To: TimF who wrote (336023)5/1/2007 7:29:04 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1574565
 
"The U.S. Navy, for example, today has 276 active ships. This compares to 594 in 1987 and 654 in 1972."

What would be the mission of those new ships? I wouldn't at all surprised if those 276 active ships outnumbered the rest of the world's naval ships, discounting patrol boats and such.



To: TimF who wrote (336023)5/1/2007 7:35:31 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574565
 
re: "Catch up" is the idea that best describes current U.S. approaches to defense spending.

"Catch up" to who? We spend as much as the rest of the world every year. Are we planning take on the whole rest of the world at the same time?


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