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Originally Posted by ZenGum
The US is not in danger of losing its global power status through not having enough ships in its Navy. You have more navy than the rest of the world combined.
You are in danger of losing your superpower status through going bloody bankrupt. Maintaining that enormous military is a significant factor in your fiscal problems.
Sure, it took several days to get a carrier into position for the Libya operation. That was OKAY. Things worked. It was quick enough.
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You might think differently if your family was a victim in Misrata that died during that period.
Fact is, we are going bankrupt from our over-spending. We need to cut back, clearly, and some cuts in the military, may be needed and OK. Further cuts in Navy ships is not smart at this time, however.
We have taken on the extra task of escorting nearly ALL the world's oil tankers, leaving through the Persian Gulf, which Iran has threatened to attack. This is a substantial amount of extra work to take on, AND the Korean peninsula is heating up, as well. Also, we still need one carrier at least, to support Afghanistan, while ops are on-going there.