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From a South Carolina State Legislator:
“We tried that, and it didn’t work out so well,” state Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, on a suggestion by another lawmaker that South Carolina take over some then-closed federal park sites, such as Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, the scene of the start of the recent unpleasantness.
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It kind of reminds me of the NATO plans to counter the Soviet surge into the Atlantic in The Hunt For Red October. They brought a British anti-submarine “baby carrier” (Either HMS Invincible or HMS Illustrious — I don’t recall) in between the Soviets and the US, while an American carrier battle group stayed out to sea of the Soviets to pose a potential threat from that direction. The British commander remarked that this was probably the first time they’d defended the US east coast since it belonged to them.
@Jenos Idanian #13: I’ll match that with the Japanese surrender in WWII: “The situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.”
@grumpy realist: Game, set, and match. That is an even better comparison. Plus, it’s from a real person. I yield quite cheerfully.
