In dollar terms, more than losing a DDG-51 class Destroyer like the USS Cole.
Thank G-d the crews are safe as far as we know.
Now, just imagine what this means in terms of not only national treasure but national will:
A Commander in Chief and Congress committed to the defense of this Nation will move quickly to replace this expensive but not irreplaceable combat asset.
And those who don’t think that America is unique and uniquely defensible, may just end up in control of the levers of power of this Nation and
That’s all I can think to say about the potentially unthinkable.