We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
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We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
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Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#2let's say N-O to War instead?
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#3let's say N-O to War instead?
Tell Pooty-poot.
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#4let's say N-O to War instead?
Sure, but if war is inevitable, do you want to be prepared to win or not?
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#5let's say N-O to War instead?
The article opens with pretty much that idea, introducing their suggestion as a way to avert war.
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#6It is pretty amazing that this article continuously asserts that Okinawa is a "foreign airbase" - the US has an extremely visible basing presence in south east asia.
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#7let's say N-O to War instead?
Sure thing. Say no to bad things! Say yes to all the good stuff! It is so easy, isn't it?
When you are robbed, just don't forget to say that you are against robberies - this will totally work
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#8let's say N-O to War instead?
> The American people do not want a war with China. In order to prevent the outbreak of war, the US must deter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from initiating combat operations against their own neighbors.
Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#9let's say N-O to War instead?
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Re: We Were Once Masters of the Air: It's High Time to Restore US Air Power
#10This is some old fashioned Cold War military spending arguments. We can not have a fighter plane gap!
The assumption that an air war with China will result in a 1:1 trade of aircraft needs more citations. I’m also not sure they were counting the Navy and Marines airframes in the estimate. I am not sold on the need to buy more military aircraft at the time.