USS Fitzgerald damage above waterline |
USS Fitzgerald patch over hole below the waterline |
Same thing with Trump's wall. You can build the wall, but you are going to need a small army of people to patrol it, and paying for that army is eventually going to cost more than the wall itself. But building the wall will be a grand gesture. Maybe that's all Trump is after, getting recognition in the history books for his 'great wall'.
Via Comrade Misfit
P.S. You can measure the distance between two points on Google Maps by right clicking on your first point and then selecting 'measure distance' (imagine that) from the popup menu, and then clicking on the second point. Using this technique I was able to determine that the Fitzgerald's collision happened about 75 miles south of Tokyo.
P.P.S. If the type on this page, or any other, is too small, then CTRL+ is your friend. I have to hit it two or three times on most any page in order to make it large enough to read. I probably should put this in the banner.
I read an opinion that said the entire Seventh Fleet, home-ported in Japan, is a complete shambles. The Fitzgerald might have been the most visible casualty, but the entire fleet is suffering from lack of parts, supplies, tools, and especially, experienced staff and training. Oh, and severely lacking in enough time in port to perform desperately needed repairs on all the Seventh Fleet ships and aircraft. "Stretched to the breaking point" is a frequently heard expression. Google it!
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