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Martin Eden

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14. Beat me to it. Aircraft carriers dominated in WW2

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:05 AM

Dec 23

In the 21st century, advanced guided missiles can render large ships (large targets) obsolete. Of course, Trump the cowardly bully wants wars against weak nations that can't strike back.

Trump the ignorant narcissist wants to waste billions of taxpayer dollars on obsolete naval weapons platforms just because he's impressed with size and wants to slap his name on it like a dog pissing on every fire hydrant he sees.

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'Going full North Korean': Internet erupts after Trump's new battleship announcement [View all] turbinetree Dec 22 OP

HE'S putting his name on stuff BOSSHOG Dec 22 #1

He's reaching peak megalomania, or FTD confabulation. Not really sure which ms liberty Dec 22 #2

Battleships have been obsolete since the end of WWII... Wounded Bear Dec 22 #3

Hell they even used some for nuclear tests..............in the South Pacific............ turbinetree Dec 22 #4

Beat me to it. Aircraft carriers dominated in WW2 Martin Eden Dec 23 #14

20-25? Battleships? A quarter of the way through the 21st century? rsdsharp Dec 22 #5

His cerebral cortex dementia is really taking a bite out that brain............one side is his twisted ego and turbinetree Dec 22 #6

The Titanic Trump Class RockCreek Dec 22 #7

The steam powered screen doors on the subs Johonny Dec 22 #8

I'm USN but don't know, don't the named have to be dead to be on a ship? UTUSN Dec 22 #9

Here you go...............note they can be named after states and cities.......... turbinetree Dec 23 #12

Thanks, but am reacting to naming by people - Carter, Ford, Reagan AFTER DEATH - how KRASNOV?! UTUSN Dec 23 #13

Putin wins again! Kid Berwyn Dec 22 #10

The very idea wendyb-NC Dec 23 #11

Here are some previews of trump's new "battleship" LetMyPeopleVote Dec 25 #15

No American president has ever named ships or institutions after himself--until now. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 26 #16