To: microgood
The problem here (if it is a problem) is that we don't want to use nukes, becasue China can also devastate our homeland. But the ultimate deterrent has to be the nukes. Why should we let China destroy our fleet? Admittedly, it is preferable to be able to beat them in a conventional war as well. But the nuke deterrent kept us from going toe to toe with the Soviets.
My bottom line is Bush ought to be expanding our navy, as Reagan did.
10 posted on
05/10/2005 6:22:48 PM PDT by
Williams
To: Williams
My bottom line is Bush ought to be expanding our navy, as Reagan did.I agree. Instead of decommissioning SSBNs we should be building MORE. And with more nuclear warheads for them too.
27 posted on
05/10/2005 6:39:20 PM PDT by
Paul_Denton
(Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and U.S. out of the U.N.!)
To: Williams
we don't want to use nukes, becasue China can also devastate our homeland. Not for long.
52 posted on
05/10/2005 7:01:52 PM PDT by
Centurion2000
(The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who don't)
To: Williams
Why should we let China destroy our fleet? China is simply not a threat to North America. The only way the US fleet gets hit is if it within rock throwing distance of the chinese mainland. There will never be a chinese attack against the US navy unless there is a Pueblo incident where we are poking around chinese waters.
To: Williams
My bottom line is Bush ought to be expanding our navy, as Reagan did.Sorry, no money. Too busy giving illegals free medical care.
243 posted on
05/11/2005 12:49:59 PM PDT by
RetiredArmy
(Socialist Democrats are communists and are intend on destroying this Republic.)
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