tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post2216794260324657115..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: New Navy Minehunter Ship Can't See or Stop MinesBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-74871767146755039612012-01-22T01:46:48.068-05:002012-01-22T01:46:48.068-05:00Not surprised. I was in the Army. They gave us a r...Not surprised. I was in the Army. They gave us a rifle.., the M-16 that could not fire, keep jamming. A ship that would not work is just the next logical step. Mike Lorenz..., you sir are so very correct. That truly does sum up the entire 20th century. Now I to need a drink.defshepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029515057003737645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-90548311638118755562012-01-21T21:19:03.936-05:002012-01-21T21:19:03.936-05:00@ Anonymous,
When you think about it that way, the...@ Anonymous,<br />When you think about it that way, the 20th century was a wasted opportunity of colossal proportions. All those lives, all that time and money, all that potential...jesus, now I need a drink.Mike Lorenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334801354576738848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-10799298167897174062012-01-21T15:57:20.009-05:002012-01-21T15:57:20.009-05:00Imagine if humanity hadn't wasted precious res...Imagine if humanity hadn't wasted precious resources, manpower, and technology on WW I, WW II, and the Cold War. Now we are rapidly loosing the window of opportunity to explore space and become a more enlightened species able to live in greater harmony with the world. What could have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-12843664081083092412012-01-21T15:48:36.986-05:002012-01-21T15:48:36.986-05:00@Anon - yep--that Somali pirate who is carrying a ...@Anon - yep--that Somali pirate who is carrying a rusty old AK-47 and has been eating nothing but moldy rice for six weeks is QUITE a formidable opponent.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-21339274134250408092012-01-21T13:09:50.098-05:002012-01-21T13:09:50.098-05:00"A half-billion dollar counter-drug and count..."A half-billion dollar counter-drug and counter-piracy platform."<br /><br />Sounds like a kind of big, floating Swiss Army knife. Or combination riding mower and bread machine. So versatile, and only 1/2 billion a copy. Ingenious. No wonder they're proud.<br /><br />You certainly want to have all the tools at your disposal if you're likely to be tangling with technologically sophisticated adversaries like drug runners and Somali pirates. Sounds like this little beauty has got what it takes, though.<br /><br />Anchors aweigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-81232822304816027512012-01-21T09:47:38.701-05:002012-01-21T09:47:38.701-05:00@Mike Lorenz - you just summed up our predicament ...@Mike Lorenz - you just summed up our predicament very well. We can't dismantle the military-industrial complex without devastating our economy. Someone who is much smarter than I am coined the term "Military Keynesianism" to describe this unfortunate phenomenon.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-65042718865862170382012-01-21T09:27:29.405-05:002012-01-21T09:27:29.405-05:00But...but...but what about all of the hard working...But...but...but what about all of the hard working Americans whose jobs depend on the Pentagon buying gigantic, unnecessary death machines? What would they do? Oh, well yes, I suppose we could put them to work building legit transit rail systems, alternative energy infrastructure, and the like. But where the hell are we going to get all of the money to do that? It's not like the government has hundreds of millions of dollars that it's otherwise pissing away right now. Wait a second.......Mike Lorenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334801354576738848noreply@blogger.com