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To: dila813

“1. It is going to cost them a ton of money that they could use for something much more dangerous
2. They don’t know how to support and maintain these ships
3. They don’t know how to defend them
4. They don’t have the training to run them
5. They don’t know how to use them”

Fair point, and China has downplayed the carrier’s role as a threat, saying it will be used for training and research.

That would be training on operating aircraft carriers and research into building better aircraft carriers. They are aware of the items on dila813’s list, and they intend to check them off.


22 posted on 08/12/2011 10:59:52 PM PDT by BladeBryan
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To: BladeBryan

Well, we only learned them through lost lives, blood, and sweat.

It isn’t exactly something that is transferable in a text book...it is only transferable through navy tradition and discipline.


27 posted on 08/12/2011 11:03:53 PM PDT by dila813
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