I was going to argue with you that we do need more ships and submarines. Then I remembered that the last $12B earmarked for submarines vanished, and no new submarines appeared, so... I can’t really argue. LOL!
And that is not the only time money has been stolen fron the people by the MIC. It has happened many times over the decades, it is a running gig. And MOST times under the watch of the establishment GOP. The GOP “IS” the party of MIC graft and kickbacks. Bush Sr, Bush Jr, McCain, Graham, McConnell, Bolton, and many others...