[kathsua]

How could anyone in his right mind compare the navy to horses and bayonets? Oh, I guess I just answered my own question, Obama isn't in his right mind. You can bet the liberal media won't criticize Obama for his comments about aircraft carriers and submarines the way they criticized Sarah Palin. I was surprised Fox didn't jump on that comment, or maybe I turned it off too soon.

[Doogle]

...over the next two weeks Odungo is going to be undressed not because of who he is, but because of what he say's, his own undoing, desperation....

[dead]

[Yossarian]

Four years ago Democrats criticized Gov. Sarah Palin for her statement "I can see Russia from my house".

<facepalm>

Sarah Palin said, of Alaska: "You can see Russia from here."

Which is exactly correct:

[Mustard]

A submarine is classified as a boat, not a ship.

[KansasGirl]

When the LJW starts bashing Obama, he doesn’t have a chance. Who’s next—The KC Red Star?

[ez]

Zero tried to condescend to Mitt but ended making himself look petty and vindictive... like the rest of liberal-dom.

[throwback]

I agree. I thought that was a non sequitur when Obama said it. No matter how sophisticated the ship, it can only be in one place at a time, and the oceans are big places. Granted carriers have considerable range, but I doubt it stretches from the Persion Gulf to Taiwan. What's the old axiom, whoever is “firstest with the mostest” wins. Hence Benghazi on the micro scale. I wonder what Patraeus is thinking about his new job now BTW?

[Dr. Sivana]

There is only one way to control a place. You have to have a PHYSICAL PRESENCE. Planes and drones and subs are great for preparing for occupation, but without ships and boots/tanks on the ground you are not holding a place.

This is a military Commander-in-Chief?

[linn37]

Flop sweat is never pretty.

[xzins]

Four years ago Democrats criticized Gov. Sarah Palin for her statement "I can see Russia from my house".

Reasonmcluus, wrote a decent article, and I appreciate all of it, except the above, about which reasonmcluus doesn't have a clue.

Sarah Palin NEVER said "I can see Russia from my house."

That was Tina Fey and it was a skit written for Saturday Night Live. It took on a life of its own, but those words NEVER were uttered by Sarah Palin.

Sarah did say that Alaska engaged in commerce with Russia and shared the Bering Sea with them and frequently dealt with shipping, fishing, and other issues. She also said that from one island that was part of Alaska observers could actually see Russia in the right conditions. Which is true.

See Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/seealaska.asp

[xzins]

The president seems to indicate that high tech has made it possible for the Navy to be smaller. In reality, being able to target a square meter of the earth with a cruise missile fired from thousands of miles away makes it necessary to have more ships that are uniquely stealthy and probably smaller than the huge carriers of old.

I’m sure someone, someplace is devising a submersible, aircraft launching naval vessel....if they don’t already have one.