What you said was a scenario of as many as eight(or more) fronts. Post #111.
It is always possible to conjure up a scenario that completely overwhelms us no matter what we do. However that is way outside of reality.
The only real front we have now, or for the next ten years at least, is islamic terrorism using states wherever they can to try to defeat us by a thousand cuts and if possible one or two major hits.
If the two BB's can eliminate their gaining strength or sponsorship by some state and thereby diminish the cuts and the major hits, why not use them.
There has been many reports of the al-qaeda "navy" hidden somewhere.
Two battle groups in different areas could very effectively eliminate that threat.
That seems like a great idea.
Granted a carrier group could do the same but why not leave the carrier groups to the battles they are fighting now.
We have 1 1/2 BBs available. The Iowa still has major damage from the powder bag explosion in the 1980s. Only cosmetic repairs were made.