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To: stuartcr

The reason they're getting these is their previous ships fell apart from age.

They have a lot of coastline, a lot of fisheries to protect, huge amounts of commerce passing through.

What they're getting are nice ships, but pretty standard for what world navies are buying now; they're no superships or anything, and irrelevant to the US Navy.


25 posted on 06/28/2004 11:04:48 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist

They also have most of the natural resources, and the ability to use them, in the southern hemisphere.


26 posted on 06/28/2004 11:09:54 AM PDT by stuartcr
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To: Strategerist

They may not be relevant to the U.S. Navy but in the region they will become quite a formidable fleet & force projection platform.


40 posted on 06/28/2004 1:24:53 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 REACH OUT & THUMP SOMEONE .50BMG REACH OUT & CRUSH SOMEONE!)
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