Re: Battleships...again......

In article <lJudnSQUxPkodE_anZ2dnUVZ_q-jnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dean A. Markley <deanmarkley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Andre Lieven wrote:
On Mar 8, 12:37 pm, "TMOliver" <tmoliverjr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Tiger" <Lana_sa...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote silly nonsense...

Even a stopped watch is right once in a while. Of course we alreAady had a
nuke surface force till the penny pinchers killed them. Same thing with
the Battleships. The Uss New Jersey should be at sea, not sitting in
Camden.
Somehow, I knew we would once again have a chance to see a statement like
that in bold vivid print demonstrating the pre-pubescent - no barely post
infantile - mindset of the poster......

{Marvellous stuff, TMO, and thanks for saving me from the temptation to
rant..}

You know, I was going to address this latest outbreak of BB Insanity,
but you did the job spot on.

I'd add to this that as much as I am fascinated with battleships (and
warships in general)they have ALWAYS been a complete waste of resources
better directed elsewhere. The only thing battleships have ever
accomplished was to cause immense naval arms races. I challenge anyone
to name a war where battleships proved their worth.

Russia-Japan, 1904-05. The battleships were pretty decisive there.

--
Andy Breen ~ Not speaking on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Feng Shui: an ancient oriental art for extracting
money from the gullible (Martin Sinclair)
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