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Article: Battling for battleships; Congress should move full speed ahead.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2005
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Byline: Dennis Reilly, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
This week a critical decision will be made regarding the defense of the United States as the 2006 defense authorization bill goes to conference.
The June 6 Op-Ed "Battleships fit for duty," made the case that our nation needs to have the battleships Wisconsin and Iowa modernized and reactivated. The Nov. 19 GAO report states "Marine Corps supports the strategic purpose of reactivating two battleships in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act of 1996."
The Pombo bill would turn those ships irretrievably into museums. Irretrievably, because, within days after that bill passes, ...