Is our Navy really the smallest it's been since 1916? And what does that mean, anyway? "Horses and Bayonets" was a meme the instant it came out of President Obama's mouth during last night's debate. The phrase was part of a rebuttal against Governor Romney's claim that we've had the smallest number of ships since 1916 (the implication being that our Navy is currently weak). It is true that we have fewer ships today than we did in 1917, but Romney misses the point entirely about the capabilities ...
Is our Navy really the smallest it's been since 1916? And what does that mean, anyway? "Horses and Bayonets" was a meme the instant it came out of President Obama's mouth during last night's debate. The phrase was part of a rebuttal against Governor Romney's claim that we've had the smallest number of ships since 1916 (the implication being that our Navy is currently weak). It is true that we have fewer ships today than we did in 1917, but Romney misses the point entirely about the capabilities ...
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