Posted on 12/01/2006 4:14:26 PM PST by devane617
Makes you wonder why they want to announce it to the world.
Setting a trap?
Wouldn't want to interdict refugees fleeing the collapse of Castro Cuba after he officially "dies," now would we?
It sounds odd to me. So what is they are having problems with the cutters. As long as they will float, use them until they quit.
Also, why didn't someone see this coming?
Lots of unanswered questions.
should read: "So what if"
Sounds like a judgement-call. Do you tie-up your fleet and try to get ahead of the news, or do you wait and hope Dana Milbank at the Washington Post doesn't get hold of the story and use it to club you.
use s/b uses
When 80% of your resources are out of service due to poor design of the upgrade or shoddy work at the shipyard it's kind of hard to hide it.
Well, the crewmen on board when it stops floating might object to that. Serious men who are officers in the military put the lives of their crew first.
Sounds like the overhaul left them in danger of structural failure. So if they send them to sea there is a chance that they'll no longer float and leave the crew to drown. That what you want?
It would be better to shift other resources to the area before you make the announcement. You have 80% of your crews sitting around doing not much at all -- that's not good. Our southern border seems to be fading before our eyes.
Well, the Navy and Department of Transportation have (shamefully) starved the Coast Guard of money and resources for decades, so I guess the CG cutter fleet finally (and literally) reached its breaking point. Now, they're going to have to scramble to fix a mighty big whole in our coastal defenses off Florida.
Well, they could put out a MayDay call!
/sarcasm>
There is no way the Coast Guard should have a majority of their assets at the end of their life cycle all at the same time.
This is going to be a serious problem
The drug cartels are going to pour their poison into the country.
Any comments or input?......
Key West, Fla. -- Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to the crew of the 123-foot patrol boats about his decision to stop service of the fleet of eight in Key West. Adm. Allen travelled to Key West specifically to inform the crew face-to-face about his decision and tour several of the patrol boats moored at the pier. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Dana Warr.
Hard to believe isn't it? With as much attention given to drug interdiction, and illegals from the "ISOM(s)", one would think this would be a priority issue.
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