700 billion dollars for Wall Street. Another 700-800 billion for a public works program. Even more for insurance companies and auto makers. Yet, Coast Guard cutters are rusting. The Navy is headed towards 200 ships. Marines don’t have enough sealift and fly in their grandfather’s helos just like their Air Force comrades. The Army needs to be re-set. So if anyone needs a bailout, I argue it is the U.S. military. Am I missing something? What say you?

BTW, welcome to USNI Blog. I am thrilled to be a guest blogger here when I am not blogging elsewhere (see bio). As a former congressional staffer, I look at blogging as an opportunity to raise delicate issues and ask some tough questions. Areas of interest of mine include: military history, legislative affairs, international affairs, inter-agency cooperation, professional military education, navy-coast guard cooperation, etc

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