Navy Cutbacks - Part Deux

As a follow-up to my earlier post, here is a story that goes into more depth on just what the Obama Administration is forcing the Navy to decommission. The ships include the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and 6 Ticonderoga-class cruisers. All of them still have years left on their useful service lives. All are important to U.S. force projection. The Big E is one of those "ships that can land planes on their decks" that Obama was sneering about to Romney. The cruisers direct fleet air and submarine defense and can track 1000 targets in a radius of 250+ miles. Without them the vulnerability of our carriers goes up geometrically, as does the inability of this nation to deal with threats wherever they arise. We are not going to have the time to ramp up ships if things go in the dumper. I am all for walking softly, but I darn sure want to carry the biggest stick possible. This must stop.

www.nationalreview.com/articles/331448/obama-s-unready-navy-harold-hutchison