The Daring Dufas
4/7/2012 3:15:00 AM
On 4/5/2012 9:13 PM, Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> "Steve Rothstein" wrote in message
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>> Interstate highways were started in the US for military use.
>
> A more honest person would say it was for everyone's use.
> How sad that you feel you have to tell lies and half-truths to support
> your psychotic beliefs.
>
Sandy, you poor, poor demented fool you always get dirty smelly fingers
when you pull things out of your ass.
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower took office in January 1953,
however, the states had only completed 6,500 miles of the system
improvements. Eisenhower had first realized the value of good highways
in 1919, when he participated in the U.S. Army's first transcontinental
motor convoy from Washington, DC, to San Francisco. Again, during World
War II, Eisenhower saw the German advantage that resulted from their
autobahn highway network, and he also noted the enhanced mobility of the
Allies, on those same highways, when they fought their way into Germany.
These experiences significantly shaped Eisenhower's views on highways
and their role in national defense. During his State of the Union
Address on January 7, 1954, Eisenhower made it clear that he was ready
to turn his attention to the nation's highway problems. He considered it
important to "protect the vital interest of every citizen in a safe and
adequate highway system."
I see military equipment being transported via The Interstate Highway
System all the time and it strikes me as being very important for our
national defense and military mobility. ^_^
TDD