A Memo to Our Presidential Candidates—Restore Our Naval Dominance

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A Memo to Our Presidential Candidates—Restore Our Naval Dominance
By Tom Jurkowsky
October 03, 2024
U.S. Navy
MEMORANDUM FOR KAMALA HARRIS AND DONALD TRUMP

Subject: Restoring our Navy to Global Dominance


As both of you continue your campaigns to become President of the United States and assume your role as Commander-in-Chief, it’s hoped you and your national security advisors understand the importance of restoring our Navy to its preeminent posture. For the past 250 years, the U.S. Navy has ruled the seas and been the dominant maritime power in the world.

A nation’s standing in the world has always been judged by the strength of its naval fleet—both the quantity and quality of its ships and the people who man them. The importance of a strong navy had its roots with a book written in 1890 by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan—"The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.” Mahan believed that national greatness was inextricably associated with the sea. Mahan argued that national prosperity and power depended on control of the world’s sea lanes.

“Whoever rules the waves rules the world,” said Mahan. He has been referred to as the intellectual father of the U.S. Navy and the “evangelist of sea power.”

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/10/03/a_memo_to_our_presidential_candidatesrestore_our_naval_dominance_1062591.html

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Maybe the Navy shouldn't have wasted billions of dollars on those Little Crappy Ships, negilent Ford class aircraft carrier program mismanagment, and other vendor and contract mismanagement.

When we can trust the US Navy to invest funds wisely in well-managed programs, contracts, and supply chains, maybe we should give the Admirals a few new bathtub toys to play with.