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To: Smartisan
The Brits are determined to build and equip two smallish entries in the modern supercarrier class — which is a wise precaution given that the Argentines are making noises again about the Falklands. Apart from national pride, the likelihood of substantial oil and gas deposits makes retention of those remote islands a paying proposition despite the burden of defending them.
7 posted on 02/09/2013 4:39:43 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham; Smartisan

Why didn’t we just sell or give them the USS Enterprise and another fleet carrier?


16 posted on 02/09/2013 5:01:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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