Keep spendin' dem billions, Boss! Every dollar spent on obsolete carrier groups is a dollar that could be better employed elsewhere. Back in 1941 the carrier

Keep spendin' dem billions, Boss! Every dollar spent on obsolete carrier groups is a dollar that could be better employed elsewhere. Back in 1941 the carrier obsoleted the battleship. The trouble was it took the actual loss of many battleships in many navies for the lesson to sink home. Today the carrier has been obsoleted by missile technology. Again, it will take the loss of many carriers before that lesson finally sinks home.