Humm
Think about this
Just how may US flagged cargo ships are left? Not many.
Also:
The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world’s largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service and one under construction. The USMC, measured by itself, would be the 4th largest Navy on the planet.
Something has to give, we are trillions in the hole and still digging.....
We are trillions in the whole but the Military in general and the Navy specifically has not much to do with it. On a national level we no doubt waste far more money on federally subsidizing liberal arts ‘education’ than we do on procurement and maintenance of the fleet.