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Here's another semi-annoying Dale question, not specifically restricted to Canada:
Understanding the budget realities that an ally like Canada (maybe substitute "the UK" too) faces, why don't we just sell you guys a baby CVBG? I mean, we've put 2 into mothballs or the boneyard in the last decade and it looks like we're trying to dump the J F Kennedy too. And we cashiered all the Spruance class DDGs. So...
We sell Canada a medium-old CV/CVN and a few good AAW escorts for a dollar, the stip being that Canada buys a new F-18 wing from us to fly off of the darned thing. Load it up with helos and jet fuel and you're part of the CVBG team at bargain basement prices.
Now I know that there must be huge infrastructure and/or operational costs involved, but it's still cheaper than building from scratch, and better than losing net assets, right? What am I missing?
-dale
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