[beatnavy]

Whenever a major, or even minor, player on the world stage proposes that they will challenge the US' military capabilities, I do find some solace in what our Navy (and Air Force) can do. Yes, China, you can build a sleek-looking aircraft carrier and probably launch and retrieve planes. You can build a strike fighter and can probably even credibly operate a nuke sub. But learning how to do round-the-clock, combat-tempo naval operations takes generations of experience, and you just don't have it.

God bless our Navy (and other services), and those of our allies as well.