[NewJerseyJoe]

Pathetic. It takes a long while to build up a worthy naval force -- but it can be degraded relatively quickly. Now see the results of eight years of Obama turning the military into a giant mess of social experiments.

[econjack]

Now see the results of eight years of Obama turning the military into a giant mess of social experiments.

Worst president ever...including Carter.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The good news is that eight years of Obama leadership made the world so peaceful that we don’t need any navy at all. I don’t see any dangers on the world stage. Do you?

[allendale]

Merit, competence and seamanship has been sacrificed on the altar of diversity. The commissars have taken control of the military.

[knarf]

I never thought of it before this post but ....

I've never heard President Trump tout the re-emergence of the naval shipyards.

Do we still need and use ocean going war machines and shouldn't THIS be one of the "Let's make American steel again" priorities ?

[GMMC0987]

Obama should have given a speech from one of the patrol boats that surrendered to the Iranians with a bit “Misson Accomplished” banner in the background.

[depressed in 06]

Marginal is better than weak?

[Mariner]

Oh, they forgot that graphic, with supporting narrative of how the US Navy can defeat all the world’s other Navies simultaneously.

Only fools subscribe to such fear mongering.

[vooch]

must be budget time again

[sparklite2]

There is no category between marginal and strong.
How peculiar.

[familyop]

I’m guessing that the situation will be far more intense in about 2 or 3 years, if that. Nuclear forces in Russia and China are being built up fast for the day when either North Korea or Iran launches for the purpose of giving Russia and China excuses to do the same.

Those communist/fascist nations want us out of the way. They want to expand and take over the world. Without expansion, the ruling parties in those countries will lose control of their people.

[PIF]