It's a Good Idea Even If It Came From Barney Frank

[Billy the Great Khan]

Cool, thanks. I tend to think of projecting power, from the Navy's field, only in terms of its nuclear subs, and less in conventional terms such as battleships. But it is important to protect trade the world over, and not just in the vicinity of Eastern Africa.

Subs are actually rather useless at projecting power, namely because their primary objective is to be, well, not seen. And if your enemy cannot see you, he can't fear you. As for battleships, those really no longer exist in any navy. They went out during ww2. We currently have two still commissioned, but they're not active.

Don, we need to be able to project naval power all over the world. Like I mentioned previously, 313 is a pretty small number after you break it down. Especially since our cold war fleet was sitting right around 1,000.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

And as the protection of the entire country from enemies, foreign and domestic, is the one most important duty of the government, the military should be funded for any and all it needs to fulfill that duty...

There is no foreign enemy to worry about.

 

[NOVA]

There is no foreign enemy to worry about.

Of course....how could I even say such a thing The enemy is mostly in Washington DC as of 2009....OK, you win, now return your head to your anus and reinsert before you actually see whats going on in the world around you.....

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Of course....how could I even say such a thing ....OK, you win, now return your head to your anus and reinsert before you actually see whats going on in the world around you.....

Name one then. Canada? Mexico? They're the only two nations that physically border us.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Couldn't think of one eh?

 

[Minister of Truth]

Couldn't think of one eh?

Way to drop hints. The Canuks help us defend the homeland, so I'd look more to the Mexicans, who have been very half-assed about immigration and drugs (at least until they lost control of situation)...

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Way to drop hints. The Canuks help us defend the homeland, so I'd look more to the Mexicans, who have been very half-assed about immigration and drugs (at least until they lost control of situation)...

Yeah, that's true, but that's not a military threat.