“In 1783, America was protecting AMERICAN shipping interests.”
They still are. It just so happens that the unions killed our merchant fleet so our cargoes travel on lines like Maersk. Maersk is the #1 shipper for the US military and their safety is most assuredly an American interest.
So American taxpayers should foot the bill to protect foreign shipping because our own unions have killed our merchant fleet.
WTF? This is about the height of stupidity. This is also a symptom of an empire teetering on the brink of collapse.