[bassmaner]

You are aware that ONE singular carrier group would take care of any two navies that does not include Britain right????

From what I've heard, the Chinese are expanding their navy quite rapidly, possibly in preparation for an invasion of Taiwan. With American forces preoccupied in the Persian Gulf and off North Korea, the Chinese may very soon be tempted to strike. I believe that our battle fleet should not be wasting its time playing 'narc': there are much bigger fish to fry.

[MikefromOhio]

From what I've heard, the Chinese are expanding their navy quite rapidly, possibly in preparation for an invasion of Taiwan. With American forces preoccupied in the Persian Gulf and off North Korea, the Chinese may very soon be tempted to strike. I believe that our battle fleet should not be wasting its time playing 'narc': there are much bigger fish to fry.

LOL!!! Just how many "battle fleets" do you think we have? Even with our current deployments in the Persian Gulf, we still have PLENTY of ships in a completely unaffected region, namely the PACIFIC, to handle things and handle them very very easily too.

[EricT.]

I believe that our battle fleet should not be wasting its time playing 'narc': there are much bigger fish to fry.

LoL, a Frigate is not a battle fleet. It is one of the smallest vessels to be considered a 'ship' in the US Navy. Narco-terrorist interdiction provides valuable operational training for the crew. It also provides the imminently valuable reason for being that keeps the crew's mission focus and morale very high.