September 23, 201412 yr Newest and last of the Nimitz class carriers. New "Ford Class" to come on line in 2016
September 23, 201412 yr Here is a good article about the strikes...even though it is CNN.:jump: U.S. airstrikes on ISIS in Syria: What you need to know - CNN.com I will give the administration credit for taking action. Also, it is better to be thoughtful and deliberate about these kind of issues, so I will give them credit for this also. What remains is how effective an air campaign can be against a terrorist group. It would seem the better, though longer approach is the "playing card" personal approach. Find out who the leaders are, target them and destroy them.
September 23, 201412 yr On the flip side some are wondering when Hollywood and the hippies start protesting Obama calling him a war monger. I agree that the attacks were probably unfortunately inevitable but it is interesting when war is fine when your guy initiates it but is killing the innocents when the other guy does it. One of my favorite things about Bush was how aggressive he was after 9/11.
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