John McCain actually said...

I have two concerns here. First, today's Navy routinely operates in littoral waters increasingly populated by a very capable diesel submarine threat, yet we are doing away with a class of ships designed to counter that threat.

Context

Senator McCain expresses concerns about retiring Spruance-class destroyers amid submarine threats.

02/13/2003

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