The broader point is -- I don't know how many times we dip below 1916 but there is a broader point, Anderson, and that is if the Defense Department says in their 'Quadrennial Review' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and today we've only got 287, and the president at least infers that whether it's technology or anything else, that we still don't need any more, that's factually incorrect.
Governor McDonnell emphasizes the need for more Navy ships according to the Defense Department's review.
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We're down to 287 ships or so, Anderson, right now. The 'Quadrennial Defense Review' and the Department of the Defense says we need 346 ships. And so we're already way under the number of ships and the president didn't seem to indicate…
$1 trillion in defense cuts, Anderson, over 10 years, Leon Panetta, his own secretary of defense, says is devastating.
The broader point is -- I don't know how many times we dip below 1916, but there is a broader point, Anderson, and that is if the Defense Department says in their 'Quadrennial Review' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and today…
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