i was in the Navy served on super carrier Forrestal CVA-59 the same ship McCain served on in '67 we were kick a-- and knew it. where was Romney lounging on the French Riviera?
In the last debate, Governor Romney made the claim that the US Navy is the smallest it’s been since 1916 implying that the US Navy is regressing in terms of overall strength. How accurate is this claim?We recently compiled a new data set on naval capabilities and created a measure of state naval strength for all countries from 1865 to 2011. As such, we are in a position to address the claims of the Romney campaign.In 1916, the US controlled roughly 11% of the world’s naval power. This is an impressive number that ranks the US third in naval strength behind the UK (34%) and Germany (19%), and just ahead of France (10%). What about the US navy in 2011? In 2011, the US controlled roughly 50% of the world’s naval power putting it in a comfortable lead in naval power ahead of Russia (11%).
he must be getting his info from Fox or a Texas library.
. It is relative military power that matters most. In this respect, the U.S. navy is far stronger now than in 1916. Pres. several marks on the wall, Romney several goose eggs on the floor.
