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We have secure yards in the MED with trusted allies.

Have you been paying attention to the demographics of those "trusted allies?"

Also, you're assuming that the ship will be allowed to transit Suez (which, incidentally, is a huge risk in and of itself.)

In all likely hood the ship in the yards has lost at least 30 days anyway

"So what if we make it 60 days?"

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Also, you're assuming that the ship will be allowed to transit Suez (which, incidentally, is a huge risk in and of itself.)

I'm not a supporter of using the Suez for war ships. I'd rather see sufficient assets both east and west coast to prevent it. Actually I think we need a carrier capable ship builder on the west coast. We went from having four such yards to one nationwide. Granted NNSBDD has built the majority of them. BTW when Iran took the hostages in 79 we didn't even use the ditch then and at least one Carrier the JFK was sent from the east coast.

But that being said we started using it again for that purpose in 1981. The USS AMERICA CV-66 was the first carrier to transit the canal since the 1960's