Comments | mzmadmike: What He Said Is What He Meant

mzmadmike

What He Said Is What He Meant

Oct 25, 2012 11:14

Obama: "You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets."

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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0bd_1249524865 British bayonet charge in Basra. You can also find quite a few pictures of US troops with mounted bayonets.
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septithol October 27 2012, 09:03:40 UTC

Obama: You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.

The implication is that we have fewer horses and bayonets now (although this is not correct according to you regarding bayonets) than we did in 1916, because they are obsolete, therefore this is not a matter of great concern. Even IF this were entirely correct, it doesn't mean that ships are obsolete.

So, he made an off the cuff comment that tells us a lot about him--he's not paying attention to the military either operationally or socially, hasn't paid attention to some of the more interesting aspects of the clandestine war.

And this man has the responsibility and authority to send my wife and friends (And hypothetically recall me, as I'm Retired Reserve) off to fight a war he's not really paying attention to. That's how I feel when people make statements about the desirability or necessity of drastically increasing the population of our country when by their statements they ( ... )

seadevil001 November 14 2012, 19:54:23 UTC

Just one question - how Pacific theater was won in WW2 with less ships than in WW1? Not to mention that there were Japan and Germany in 1945, not only Germany in 1917?

mzmadmike November 14 2012, 19:56:25 UTC

Aircraft, and force projection.

seadevil001 November 14 2012, 20:04:58 UTC

Japan has quite a few aircrafts as well, AFAIK. But lets take this as an answer. OK. Why aircrafts are not going to work for US in 21st century?
FYI - I voted Gary Johnson in MA, before you make an assumption.

mzmadmike November 14 2012, 20:22:04 UTC

I don't understand your question. I don't think 0 mentioned aircraft, and he also made cuts to the current fighter programs.