Submitted by donerail on September 10, 2004 - 2:54pm.
crc95: The Leclerc and Rafale are reported to be first rate weapons platforms. Both are somewhat obsolete compared to what Rumsfeld has in his arsenal. As far as tanks go - and it is somewhat of a neanderthal of a weapon system - the M1 Abrams is the best. The Rafale does some things well and time will tell if the Eurofighter ever gets off the ground.
SalB: I may be overly paranoid but I sensed some credentials credibility concerns from your post. I realize the teacher's memory is getting old and feeble but I never said I was in the airlines business. I said I was in the Aviation business. There is a difference. I also said I was in the Arms business. Which I am. Now this may be a difficult concept for a liberal Republican to grasp, but I sell jet engines for a living. All sorts of jet engines. Some of them go into airliners that may take you to France. Others go into helicopters and fighter jets that are used to bomb the bejesus out of other people. And some actually go into cruise ships that appeal to the hedonistic crowd. And I am very, very, busy. And I get taxed more than I would like to be - but I suppose I shouldn't complain - and we can reserve that topic for future debate.
LaVieilleBranche: Kermit did liven things up. He gets some style points as well. But, can you imagine anyone actually admitting in public that the read the Washington Times?
ikorrellim: I don't know this for a fact, but supposedly the VA hospitals are rationing service - but only to those without service connected disabilities. Can you enlighten me? To me, I think the first budget priority should be to medically care for those that have served this Nation and have retired or were injured in that service.
SalB: I may be overly paranoid but I sensed some credentials credibility concerns from your post. I realize the teacher's memory is getting old and feeble but I never said I was in the airlines business. I said I was in the Aviation business. There is a difference. I also said I was in the Arms business. Which I am. Now this may be a difficult concept for a liberal Republican to grasp, but I sell jet engines for a living. All sorts of jet engines. Some of them go into airliners that may take you to France. Others go into helicopters and fighter jets that are used to bomb the bejesus out of other people. And some actually go into cruise ships that appeal to the hedonistic crowd. And I am very, very, busy. And I get taxed more than I would like to be - but I suppose I shouldn't complain - and we can reserve that topic for future debate.
LaVieilleBranche: Kermit did liven things up. He gets some style points as well. But, can you imagine anyone actually admitting in public that the read the Washington Times?
ikorrellim: I don't know this for a fact, but supposedly the VA hospitals are rationing service - but only to those without service connected disabilities. Can you enlighten me? To me, I think the first budget priority should be to medically care for those that have served this Nation and have retired or were injured in that service.
Donerail