April 12th, 2003, 12:58 AM
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Re: [OT] Military (non-political) discussion of Iraq war
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Originally posted by TerranC:
We'll need them, but I don't think we'll be building new ones, IMHO. I think the Abrams will go the way of the Stratofortress; Useful when you need it, but at other times, just a liability.[/QB]
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The B-52, the Battleship, SR-71 (you know they still use them, I mean come on, they're just to cool to scrap), and soon the tank?
I have trouble imagining a world where tanks are mothballed and only brought out for The Next Big War...
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