John McCain actually said...

Construction of the follow-on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) seaframes (LCS-3 and -4) is almost finished--with their costs leveling out at about...

General Amos, once you have discharged a combat-trained marine, how do you reverse that decision?

They fill in a vacuum that exists in the private sector. They fill a vital need.

What we saw is the argument made: well, heck, they cost more in the short run.