Comments on: WHAT’S WRONG With Uncle Sam’s Navy? http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-625153 Neil Russell Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:52:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-625153 "As a gesture of our peaceful intentions toward Japan and other nations of the Far East we gave up the fortification and equipment of naval bases west of Hawaii. Simultaneously we scrapped 842,000 tons of new naval construction at an expense of $275,439,275 to the American taxpayers. Included in this were eleven of the finest and most modern men-of-war; seven powerful battleships and four battle cruisers. These ships were building at the time and the average stage of completion was 30 per cent. No other nation made such sacrifices." The more things change right? There was at least some prophecy in the last sentence; before the Roosevelt administration was over the US Navy was truly second to none. “As a gesture of our peaceful intentions toward Japan and other nations of the Far East we gave up the fortification and equipment of naval bases west of Hawaii. Simultaneously we scrapped 842,000 tons of new naval construction at an expense of $275,439,275 to the American taxpayers. Included in this were eleven of the finest and most modern men-of-war; seven powerful battleships and four battle cruisers. These ships were building at the time and the average stage of completion was 30 per cent. No other nation made such sacrifices.”

The more things change right?

There was at least some prophecy in the last sentence; before the Roosevelt administration was over the US Navy was truly second to none.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-259762 Charlie Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:02:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-259762 Good question. Good question.

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-259507 Blurgle Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:20:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/17/whats-wrong-with-uncle-sams-navy/#comment-259507 What does Hannibal on page 2 there have to do with any of this? What does Hannibal on page 2 there have to do with any of this?

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