In 1987, we were still in the Cold War and needed more transports and escort ships for the Atlantic Crossing. By 1992(Bush was President in 1992, Clinton took office in Jan 1993), that had shifted.
14 posted on 03/07/2013 5:58:52 AM PST by AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)