[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I think we should retrieve our navy from places we have little national interest in

Unfortunately our interests include keeping the world's sea lanes open to international shipping. If we didn't the increasing piracy would shut it down.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal and let the free market take care of the piracy problem. http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/5213/marque.htm

[rlmorel]

Hm. Many people just do not understand the importance of the Navy. To them, it is old and archaic.

They don’t understand the maritime commerce is the lifeblood of our country. Nobody reads “The Influence of Seapower upon History” anymore unless you go to the Naval Academy.

But it always seems like a good idea to people to draw down the Navy.