tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8324820909332813158..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Budget CutsBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68166142767388336242014-02-28T10:39:28.298-07:002014-02-28T10:39:28.298-07:00I know... I've been following your defense cut...I know... I've been following your defense cuts since the gub'mint got rid of all the Harriers and retired your aircraft carriers. Shocking.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-14093937389366028502014-02-28T10:38:16.185-07:002014-02-28T10:38:16.185-07:00Interesting take, Nuke.Interesting take, Nuke.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-21632236121870738202014-02-28T07:12:08.792-07:002014-02-28T07:12:08.792-07:00"You're living under a rock if you've...<i>"You're living under a rock if you've missed all the brouhaha surrounding the proposed cuts in the military budget."</i><br /><br />It's happening over here as well - to an alarming extent.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-65024077445700160802014-02-27T23:08:48.745-07:002014-02-27T23:08:48.745-07:00Turns out the A-10 didn't fare so well against...Turns out the A-10 didn't fare so well against shoulder-launched SAM's. The Ruskies have a lots and lots of those. I think the A-10 should have been retired the same week that the F-117 was. The U-2 is obsolete because a human is no longer required. Global Hawks are orbiting everywhere now, and they have a larger sensor payload. Move the U-2 pilots to the drones, and let them keep their diapers.Nuke Emnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54183805719393047952014-02-27T14:08:22.007-07:002014-02-27T14:08:22.007-07:00I most literally do NOT wanna go there.I most literally do NOT wanna go there.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-81562979282411233972014-02-27T13:54:29.134-07:002014-02-27T13:54:29.134-07:00Russian armored units getting ready to roll into U...Russian armored units getting ready to roll into Ukraine are also in favor of retiring the A-10. innominatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365636738022339985noreply@blogger.com