As we continue to shrink the American fleet, this is a timely reminder of the costs
When I see an internet news story like the recent one detailing the shrinking of the American fleet, I get a kick out of reading the comments in the remarks sections.
If you ever want to determine the lack of knowledge of the average internet news story reader, spend a few minutes looking at the remarks from people who are trained to turn on their computer but not their intelligence.
My favorite for today was from a reader who pontificated on the reasonableness of destroying the Navy and all of the armed forces. From their post:
“Also, the international security climate as a whole is becoming more peaceable, there is less need for ridiculous spending on certain parts of the military.”
Hmmm. Makes you wonder what planet they are living on.
The unfortunate thing is that there are a whole lot of people who feel the same. They are…
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