NYT call for Navy cutbacks sparks online buzz
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:32 am
Linkarooni - "errors of fact" from the New York Slimes, NO DOUBT they happen ALL THE TIME.
NYT call for Navy cutbacks sparks online buzz
Staff report
Posted : Monday Dec 22, 2008 16:42:31 EST
A Sunday editorial in the New York Times called for drastic cutbacks in the Navy’s planned fleet, an argument that set bloggers buzzing — as did the piece’s errors of fact.
In its editorial, “How to pay for a 21st century military,” the Times recommended the Navy eliminate one carrier strike group; cancel its planned Zumwalt-class destroyers; cancel all its Virginia-class submarines; and cancel the Marine Corps’ V-22 Osprey program. Its other recommendations included eliminating the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and ending the missile defense program, part of which includes Navy warships.
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