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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:30 AM Original message |
So I was watching the History Channel yesterday and they had a segment on 'lost' American submarines |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. I also note we plan to build and buy 30 of these boats...Why?...nt |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Replace older boats |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bullshit. We need 30 attack subs like we need another republican president. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Ok. nt |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Right on, old mark. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Much bigger, much quieter, more complex |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Using that logic . . . . . |
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Gaedel (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Cars used to be less than $1,000 n/t |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. And now they're all over $70,000! |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. that moment always seems to be when the defense dept. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. No |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. The systems on a submarine are not mass-produced, though. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Still little justification. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Explanation is not justification. nt |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. Wow |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. I've seen a tv documentary devoted to that some years back |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. The Chinese are building up their submarine fleet |
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Saboburns (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Good for China, bad for the Chinese worker. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
11. It ain't just inflation. |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
14. Some reasons and related thoughts |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. We fought much of WWII with weapons and ships from 1938 |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Unfortunately the production lead time now is so |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. "Fleet in being" |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So we need a huge navy in case we re-fight WWII...Again, I say bullshit. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I like my nukes on Tridents |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. And we were well |
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