Spent $350 million upgrading the carrier JFK now the Navy

want to retire her. Mmmmmmm

from http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/123104/met_17574373.shtml

"A Pentagon proposal to retire the Mayport-based USS John F. Kennedy as early as 2006 could deliver what state and local officials say is a crippling blow to Jacksonville's economy and the city's military presence.

This comes just eight months after the Navy's top official said the aircraft carrier would be in Jacksonville until 2018, and a year after the government pumped $350 million into upgrading the ship."

..cut....

The military spent $350 million overhauling the ship last year and the JFK was set for another $400 million worth of work during a year-long dry-dock period in Norfolk, Va., beginning in June. With the second stint of work, the JFK would have another 20 years of useful life and could go another seven years even without the work, Crenshaw said.

..more at the above article.

Reality: What's in a name? The Bushistas loathe the Kennedys and all the good they stood for.

Opinion: Bad strategy. What if an enemy figured out how to disable all the nukular powered carriers simultaneously? It may be a good idea to keep one carrier battle group going that doesn't need uranium.

and she`ll be around for 20 more years. it`s that "jfk" thing that bothers little georgie...

older than the JFK, bingo....

They are always saying outsourcing is a good thing, so why not?

Gotta keep Florida from getting to blue to steal, but now that the
election is over, the pretense is no longer needed.

I was flipping through channels and this ticker headline jumped out at me:

Retire 12 Carriers?

I always imagine the people typing these tickers are interns that couldn't spell to save their lives. I find myself much less angry overall now that I don't watch any news. Anytime I watch for even a minute it always makes me sad that millions and millions of sheep take every word as gospel.