From: Bill Lucy 

Out of darkness, Jeff Shultz says...
> Bill Lucy wrote:
>
> > Out of darkness, Jeff Shultz says...
> >
> >> > But there might be a USS William Jefferson Clinton?
> >>
> >> Why? He wasn't considered a pro-defense president, nor did he have any
> >> previous connections with the Navy.
> >
> > Reagan had no previous connections with the Navy either.
>
> But he was definitely a pro-defense (and pro-Navy) president.

In order for President Reagan to reach his "600 ship" Navy (which
was never reached, BTW), many ships which were scheduled for decommission
weren't. A number
that were already decommissioned (the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, Oriskany
included) were ordered back into service. Because of his
"vision", procurement suffered in the late 80s to today.

We're currently in a state where the Navy is being shorted in the budgetary process
by a significant amount.

But, Dubya will probably get a ship named after him, while President Clinton will
be seen as someone who "let the Navy" slip.

Total BS.

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