Comments on: Caspar Weinberger, RIP http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/28/casper-weinberger-rip/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: AcademicElephant http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/28/casper-weinberger-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-14935 AcademicElephant Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:30:56 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/28/casper-weinberger-rip/#comment-14935 Trust the AP to put Iran Contra into their headline. Trust the AP to put Iran Contra into their headline.

]]> By: dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/28/casper-weinberger-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-14929 dmac Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:33:23 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/28/casper-weinberger-rip/#comment-14929 Have to give the man credit for the rapid build - up of the naval forces in the 80's, which had largely been eviscerated during the Carter years. We're still reaping the dividends of those years - witness the rapid response of our carrier battle groups to disasters like the Tsunami in Indonesia, as well as the 24/7 vigilance of the sea lanes across the world. We spend an incredible amount of manpower and money to keep the world safe for commercial shipping, and to what kind of tribute and gratitude received from the rest of the Western World? Only indignation and apathy (not to mention not one red cent). Have to give the man credit for the rapid build – up of the naval forces in the 80′s, which had largely been eviscerated during the Carter years. We’re still reaping the dividends of those years – witness the rapid response of our carrier battle groups to disasters like the Tsunami in Indonesia, as well as the 24/7 vigilance of the sea lanes across the world.

We spend an incredible amount of manpower and money to keep the world safe for commercial shipping, and to what kind of tribute and gratitude received from the rest of the Western World? Only indignation and apathy (not to mention not one red cent).

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