![Four aircraft carriers, from back to front, the Abraham Lincoln (72), the Enterprise (65), the George H.W. Bush (77) and the Dwight D. Eisenhower (69), tied up at Norfolk Naval Station on Thursday, February 14, 2013. (Steve Earley | Virginian-Pilot file photo) Four aircraft carriers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoOVhCst5EwxmFItDHxSMutUal9liqnNAtHeLTY6jwWlhjPHdOS6orHXm9QzxoCf7SMvQfDhCPa7WKnJrW4ek7j7Pr33ZNJ5CRKizYqRuzUW4gQiN8HuoQfz0PqqYlq6P29BG/s200/4+aircraft+carriers.jpg)
The idea floated last week by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seemed particularly shocking in this Navy town - home to half the nation's fleet of nuclear flattops, where carrier deployments and homecomings routinely lead evening newscasts.
It's tempting to dismiss the notion of retiring two or three of the world's most recognizable warships as political brinkmanship - a veiled attempt to push Congress into reversing big national security cuts.
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