Missouri Mule

I have come to despise such people. They cannot ever be trusted to defend this country.

Banning the "Iowa" one of the great ships of all time and instrumental in winning the war in the Pacific. This is the sister ship of the U.S.S. Missouri. Even Diane Feinstein believes this is pure craziness.
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San Francisco Shuns Retired USS Iowa
Aug 20 4:54 PM US/Eastern

By BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO

The USS Iowa joined in battles from World War II to Korea to the Persian Gulf. It carried President Franklin Roosevelt home from the Teheran conference of allied leaders, and four decades later, suffered one of the nation's most deadly military accidents.

Veterans groups and history buffs had hoped that tourists in San Francisco could walk the same teak decks where sailors dodged Japanese machine-gun fire and fired 16-inch guns that helped win battles across the South Pacific.

Instead, it appears that the retired battleship is headed about 80 miles inland, to Stockton, a gritty agricultural port town on the San Joaquin River and home of California's annual asparagus festival.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a former San Francisco mayor, helped secure $3 million to tow the Iowa from Rhode Island to the Bay Area in 2001 in hopes of making touristy Fisherman's Wharf its new home.

But city supervisors voted 8-3 last month to oppose taking in the ship, citing local opposition to the Iraq war and the military's stance on gays, among other things.

"If I was going to commit any kind of money in recognition of war, then it should be toward peace, given what our war is in Iraq right now," Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi said.

Feinstein called it a "very petty decision."

"This isn't the San Francisco that I've known and loved and grew up in and was born in," Feinstein said...

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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/20/D8C3PH0G0.html

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sargasm

Well if you've ever been to San Francisco then you would know why an ugly battleship just wouldnt be right. Its one of the most beautiful places in the word and a big hunk of junk metal hugging the coast isnt going to work. San Francisco has a rich enough history of its own, and the people there would never support having something associated with war resting there.

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MiamiFlorida

Nice quote by Che Guevara......Did he say that before or after he executed 14 year olds by firing squad?

sargasm

? source....

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Billo_Really

So, to defend this country, you put your trust in people that have never been in combat. You are too fuuking funny, my brother!

Navy Pride

They don't deserve the grand old lady USS IOWA (BB-61) in Sodom, I mean San Francisco......They should moor her some place where the people will appreciate her and her glorious history.........

A battle ship is the most impressive war ship this country has ever bulit... I was on a cruiser the USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7) and I thought she had a lot of fire power until we went alongside the USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) and then I really saw a magnificent ship......It took my breath away........

We use to have the USS MISSOURI (BB-63) moored here in Bremerton.....I use to have to pass it every day when I went to work....I saluted the majestic old lady every time I drove by her..........

sargasm

^^ once you can explain whats glorious about killing people then I'll listen

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Missouri Mule

Who said anything about being glorious to kill people? If you choose to ignore history and believe this grand old battleship is "ugly" is only establishes once more the decadent mindset of the left who have no appreciation for history. Let's destroy Gettysburg and the Liberty Bell and all of the places where people died to make us free while we are at it and you can sit around with your maggot infested friends and sing Kumbiya. That should make you and your ilk happy.

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Missouri Mule

Was FDR in combat? Seems the American people had faith in his ability to lead. You supported Clinton and he went out of his way to avoid serving. The left have a double standard and they are mainly cowards themselves. They always seem to prefer someone else to do the sacrifice and dying.

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Navy Pride

MM, Some might even say that Clinton was a draft dodger with his connections to Senator Fulbright..........

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