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Originally Posted by geetrue

Quanity over quality will hurt more than help, but I'm all for it.

I want a fleet of diesel boats for coastal protection.

I want a submarine tender for the conventional powered boats to be like those new LPH's ... a tri-hull perhaps with the ability to house and supply twin diesel submarine's. Not even a satelite could tell if the tender has the subs at home or if they were on the range. I call them "Nasties"

These are my wants and my dreams and my prayers for America to be ready to kick ass in any global naval conflict.

I agree. With their super quiet deisal subs, the Europeans are in the perfect position to "Pearl Harbor" us all over again. They are the only folks on the planet with the military and economic muscle to challenge the United States, so these are the folks we should protect ourselves against, not some folks living in mudhuts.

Plus the British know all about the whole SOSUS thing which gives them a huge advantage.

I only say this because the English started planning for War with the US 5 minutes after WWI ended, because I believe Winston Churchill said that trade caused wars, and the US would be Britains major competitor. Luckily the Washington Naval Conference defused the situation.