Jack Reed actually said...

"I think the Europeans will stay with us in Afghanistan."

"But in terms of our fleet, which is clearly because of technology and also the skill of the men and women who operate these vessels, is far superior, but no longer do we have in one sense an open fiel..."

"It provides a visible presence of the United States in the littorals."

"Absolutely. I think they are, from my other components, all looking very carefully at what they can use."