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Old Testament Libera

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4. Japan and South Korea are our allies...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 03:19 PM

Yesterday

...so there is no reason we can't buy ships from them. Might want to cut the tariffs, though.

Even in 1939 Japanese built ships as good as ours. On the other hand, a little boost to domestic shipbuilding would seem to be a good idea for the nation that wants to "Rule the Waves"

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US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

We forgot how to build ships? How many did we build in WWII? Republicans. rickyhall Sunday #1

It's because we MUST build 70 trillion bazzillion dollar soon to be obsolete giant phalic symbol Aircraft Carriers Cheezoholic Sunday #2

US shipbuilding has slowed down to a very expensive crawl. thought crime Monday #3

Japan and South Korea are our allies... Old Testament Libera Yesterday #4

Do we have a steel industry that can support a shipbuilding industry? JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #5