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2006-12-09 Science & Technology

Coast Guard Cutter upgrade DESTROYS cutters! - Replacement Cutters needed ASAP

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Posted by 3dc 2006-12-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Reality is circling the roost.

Posted by wxjames 2006-12-09 00:38|| 2006-12-09 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 So they made 'em heavier, slower, and structurally unsound. I wonder which congressmen stuffed their pockets on this one.

Posted by PBMcL 2006-12-09 00:49|| 2006-12-09 00:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Now the program is halted, and probably dead.

Why kill off an unsound program when you've only spent $16 Million modifying eight boats? There's another 5/6^ths of the fleet remaining. Don't let that other $84 Million go unspent!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-09 01:04|| 2006-12-09 01:04|| Front Page Top

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