To: US Navy Vet
“Got a new plane for ya. It’s not as fast, has less range, and has less payload than the plane it’s replacing.” At that point the Navy shoulda said “If this is a joke, [t’s in execrable taste.”
12 posted on
02/04/2010 6:06:50 PM PST by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
To: 185JHP
Doncha just LOVE Bush 41’s way of thinking?
The biggest culprit was Carlucci who decided in 1988 to stick it to the Navy which resulted in Webb resigning as SecNav and Cheney picked up where Carlucci left off.
NAVAIR put most of their eggs in the A-12 basket and did a lousy job of effectively pleading their case when that fiasco was canceled..
19 posted on
02/04/2010 6:37:08 PM PST by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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