05/16/2022
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"To lose 7 cruisers early that are not near their expected end of life... does not add up."
"These ships will be great ships for their specific missions; but they obviously do not have nearly the capabilities of the 7 Aegis Class cruisers."
"As Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police Program expands we have seen increasing numbers of U.S. Special Operations Forces operating in remote and isolated areas."
"We wish we could have had it before the President pushed through an $800 billion stimulus package that many of us believed was ill advised."