03/02/2009
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"This delicate balance is fragile, and without the needed maintenance and reset of the force, the Navy will be severely challenged to meet its training and operational commitments."
"I refuse to accept this."
"We cannot and will not stand idly by while the greatest, most powerful Navy in the world erodes for lack of funding."
"Decline is a choice, and I believe this new plan willingly chooses to continue the slow, painful decline of robust American Seapower."