What the U.S. should learn from Britain’s dying navy

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Britain used to boast the most powerful navy in the world. No more.

That’s a serious problem for allies like the United States.

Traditionally, Britain’s Royal Navy has been the U.S. Navy's closest partner. The two have fought together against most every foe. So any weakening of the Royal Navy also erodes Washington's naval power.

Today, however, the Royal Navy is a shadow of its former self. Government budgeteers have repeatedly, and excessively, cut the numbers of its ships, planes and manpower. It can barely patrol the United Kingdom’s own waters, much less project British influence abroad.

Though London officials now vow to reverse the decline, it might be too late. With morale plummeting, and its few remaining ships frequently malfunctioning at sea, the Royal Navy’s suffering might be terminal.

 

[Larry Gude]

Traditionally, Britain’s Royal Navy has been the U.S. Navy's closest partner. The two have fought together against most every foe. So any weakening of the Royal Navy also erodes Washington's naval power. I]

What a load of ####. If anyone cares to remember, the only power, so far, that burned Washington, including the White House, was the Brits. They didn't walk here.

The Brits betrayed themselves in WWI and WWII and cost themselves their empire. To accept at face value that it erodes our power is absurd. Nations don't have allies. They have interests. We can more and make up for their decline.