Many people, and perhaps Romney himself, probably measure the US Navy’s strength in terms of total ships available for service. But a single nuclear powered aircraft carrier and its air wing have more offensive power than all the ships of the 1917 US Navy combined (including all those coal-burning battleships, armored cruisers and little 4-piper destroyer/torpedo boats). The comparison is pointless.
Many people, and perhaps Romney himself, probably measure the US Navy’s strength in terms of total ships available for service. But a single nuclear powered aircraft carrier and its air wing have more offensive power than all the ships of the 1917 US Navy combined (including all those coal-burning battleships, armored cruisers and little 4-piper destroyer/torpedo boats). The comparison is pointless.