He warned about military readiness, and Obama mocked him.
============
Remember the 2012 Presidential debates?
Former President Obama mocked Romney for highlighting Russia as a major geo-political risk.
Governor, the 1980’s are calling.
They want their foreign policy back.
The Cold War is over!
========
============
And, when Romney observed that our military strength had been depleted, especially with hot spots developing around the globe, Obama took him to the hoop again.
Romney said; “’Our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917.’
Obama quipped::
Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military’s changed.
We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them.
We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.
And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we’re counting ships.
The mainstream press and other Obama supporters took the opportunity to portray Romney as old-fashioned and clueless about modern warfare.
=======
Memo to former President Obama:
FYI: bayonets are still standard issue for marines … and all branches train recruits on hand-to-hand combat and knife wielding – a close cousin of bayonets – is a part of the training.
And, while horses aren’t a primary means of troop transport, special forces are sometimes forced to use horses to reach some of the tough terrain parts of Afghanistan.
==========
The bigger issue is the size of the Navy’s fleet.
Who’s right on that one: Obama or Romney?
We’ll address that in our next post.
============
click to view Romney’s remarks and Obama’s mocking rebuke
============
#HomaFiles
Follow on Twitter @KenHoma >> Latest Posts
============
The Homa Files 