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1 posted on 10/23/2012 10:02:04 AM PDT by redinIllinois
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Obama lied. He also killed weapons development and seeks to reduce our nuclear arsenal to ZERO. It isn’t about a “leaner meaner” military. It is about crippling out nation’s military.


2 posted on 10/23/2012 10:04:45 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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USMC BAYONET

PURPOSE
From 500 yards, every Marine is accurate with a rifle. Attach the OKC-3S Bayonet, and the weapon becomes just as effective in close combat situations. Also a Marine's multi-purpose fighting knife, the OKC-3S is the weapon of choice when shots can't be fired. Every Marine receives bayonet training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) and on the Bayonet Assault Course in Recruit Training.

FEATURES
Grooved, non-slip handle with steel guard and butt
Polyester elastomer sheath offers weight and noise reduction
Serrations at base of blade for utility knife purposes
Sharp tip capable of puncturing a ballistic vest
Ergonomic grip design helps prevent training-related, repetitive-strain injuries
Grip embossed with an Eagle, Globe and Anchor

SPECIFICATIONS
Overall length: 13.25 inches
Blade length: 8 inches
Blade Material: Carbon steel
Weight: 1.25 pounds with sheath
8" partially serrated blade
Non-reflective phosphate finish
Fielded in 2003

BAYONET TRAINING (See Sidebar)

Charge with lethal precision
A bayonet is a removable fighting knife that attaches to the muzzle of a rifle barrel. In close combat situations where a rifle cannot be fired, the bayonet is an indispensible, lethal weapon. Learning how to effectively use a bayonet is an important part of Marine Corps training.

On the bayonet assault course, recruits learn to attach and detach the bayonet from the rifle quickly and to engage targets aggressively. They become masters of offensive and defensive fighting techniques.

3 posted on 10/23/2012 10:07:00 AM PDT by Perseverando (Gun control? It's the OBOTS who are filling up prisons for violent crimes, not the Tea Party.)
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Poor pathetic Pres. Obama shows he doesn’t have the faintest idea what the Military uses in the pursuit of war. Maybe if he attended his security daily briefs he’d known better????


4 posted on 10/23/2012 10:08:33 AM PDT by zbogwan2
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It was not the comment itself as much as it was the condescension. Think about this. You have a neighbor who is angry with you and your family. You think its a good idea to send over a mediator to talk sense to the neighbor. Who do you pick? Obama with his condescension or Romney who is respectful?


5 posted on 10/23/2012 10:15:10 AM PDT by Raycpa
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6 posted on 10/23/2012 10:15:35 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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HORSES AND BAYONETS!!!!


8 posted on 10/23/2012 10:17:37 AM PDT by matchgirl (An Ambassador is dead and Al Qaeda is alive.)
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"What makes the grass grow?!?!"

11 posted on 10/23/2012 10:25:47 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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There’s a much bigger and more important issue here that’s being completely overlooked.

The horses and bayonets jab was made in response to Romney lamenting the decline if the surface Navy. The USN is trying, for better or for worse, to make up the shortfall in hulls with the Littoral Combat Ship. Which at a cost of $700 million is cheaper and more affordible in numbers than Burke class destroyers.

The Navy wants to buy 55 LCSes, split between the Freedom and Independence classes. Two ships of each class have been built this far.

Obamas jab should really he read, therefore as a threat against the LCS program, right? Afterall, that’s the route the USN has chosen to go in bulking up.

Here’s the thing, the Freedom class, which will be at least 25 more ships at a program cost of around $19 billion, are being built in WISCONSIN. You know, the battleground/swing state? The one that could counteract a Romney loss in Ohio?

Something tells me that the threat of killing a $19 billion program benefiting the state would really matter to Wisconsin voters as they go to the polls ... Dontcha think?


12 posted on 10/23/2012 10:25:49 AM PDT by tanknetter
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I learned a LOT from Mr. Soetoro last night. We have something called a NAVY. Some of their boats are SO big, you can even land something called an AIRPLANE on it. It is called an AIRCRAFT CARRIER. We also have boats that go under the water, called SUBMARINES.....Who knew? That manboy CoC really knows a LOT about military stuff. He is SO cool! Wow!


13 posted on 10/23/2012 10:26:57 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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If I had to guess, I would think we’d have MORE Bayonets in our military right now than in 1914(or whenever it was). Each and every M16/M4 has a bayonet lug on it, and I’m SURE each and every serviceman is issued one with their rifle/carbine.


16 posted on 10/23/2012 10:31:56 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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My guess is this line came from his debate prep helper, well-known war expert John Kerry. ( who served in Viet Nam, did you know?)


20 posted on 10/23/2012 10:43:10 AM PDT by bigbob
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Distraught and angry, Mr. Ed, Trigger and Silver, swing to Romney after Obama throws them under the chuck wagon. Even The Black Stallion tells Obama to “STFU!”.


21 posted on 10/23/2012 10:49:30 AM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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27 posted on 10/23/2012 11:10:39 AM PDT by dead (It ain't over until the phone lady sings.)
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A young friend of mine recently completed US Army Basic Training ...

Among other things, he was instructed in the proper use of the bayonet.

0bama is FOS.

28 posted on 10/23/2012 11:20:41 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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HORSES AND BAYONETS

0bama quoted horses and bayonets because if his commie regime gets their way, THAT'S what the military will have to operate with.

31 posted on 10/23/2012 11:42:46 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ( For AMERICA's sake: Vote for the Mormon, NOT the muslim; The Capitalist, NOT the Communist!)
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It is not hyperbole to say that Hussein is the least suited person for the role of Commander in Chief in the history of the United States.


35 posted on 10/23/2012 12:11:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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obumpa


42 posted on 10/23/2012 9:47:44 PM PDT by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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