Posted on 03/13/2018 2:58:05 PM PDT by deplorableindc
President Trump told a military crowd near San Diego on Tuesday that he believes the U.S. may need to create a new military branch for outer space.
"My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea. We may even have a space force, develop another one: Space Force." Trump said in a speech at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
"We have the Air Force; we'll have the Space Force. We have the Army, the Navy," he continued. "You know, I was saying it the other day, because we're doing a tremendous amount of work in space, I said maybe we need a new force, we'll call it the 'Space Force.' And I was not really serious, and then I said, 'What a great idea maybe, we'll have to do that, that could happen.'"
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It’s inevitable.
It’s the ultimate “high ground”.
I’m sure this WILL happen.
The man is a GENIUS.
Somebody should tell him the Air Force already has Space Command.
We have JUST crossed over into the Twilight Zone and all the Sci Fi movies should be perceived as prophetic.
We've pretty much done most or all we can do here on the blue marble.
Yes, we better already have one. I believe there are agreements not to militarize space, but we need to be able to militarize it on a moment’s notice.
I watched the speech...it was great!
The place went nutz when he bashed the Fake News Media...hilarious.
We definitely need it to defend against the bugs. Johnny Rico do you want live forever?!
I was in the 45th Space Wing.
I liked that flick. Good old Johnny Rico...
Yeah, and the Army had an Air Corps once too.
Gotta love the way the man floats his trial balloons.
Usually off-handed, often with trolling in mind, and most always with just the right dash of non-specificity.
Just please keep NASA’s HR dhimmis outta f’n loop !
Cool. Would like to see what uniforms they’ll have. United States Space Force: USSF ....
I grok it!
“Rasczak’s Roughnecks!”
Don’t interupt him, he’s on a roll
Uniforms? Hell we need a space program first.
The Navy has Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
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