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To: skinowski who wrote (464307)	1/10/2012 9:00:51 AM
From: MrLucky	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793958

< those carriers may be vulnerable - what isn't? - but they are not defenseless.> We lost about ten carriers in WWII. We had over 100 in three different classes. Not too bad, percentage wise. I guess my question is: If carriers are such a poor investment in military operations and security, why is China in a mad rush to get them? Today's use of the carrier by the USA accomplishes at least two things: (1) Allows the USA to put a ton of airborne fire power on a third world target. (2) Allows the USN to keep humping those one star admirals into 2-3 and 4 star admirals.