Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
It's far from absurd to bring up Reagan, particularly in the context mentioned.

Pres. Reagan and Sec.Def wanted a 600 ship Navy.

The US didn't have the yard construction assets to make it reality, however, there were 4 perfectly good Iowa class hulls available sitting in mothballs.

Solution? Upgrade and restore the Iowas to service, giving the US the number of hulls Pres. Reagan wanted in the fleet. The Navy, however, did not want them. They are far too manpower intensive for their taste, but they were forced on the Navy by Congress and others.

You mentioned Battleships.

The only battleships in service since WW2 are the 4 Iowas.

That's their tale, Pres. Reagan was directly involved.


Please, converse as an adult and stop trying to twist statements. If you can't discuss issues in an adult manner without deriding people who disagree with you and can easily back up those disagreements with proof in the form of facts, maybe you shouldn't be in this discussion?
Please show me where I derided you. I merely disagreed. Are you overly sensitive to disagreement?