Admiral: “The Purpose Of The Navy Is Not To Fight”

From New Wars:

I could think of no better way to introduce one of the most astounding quotes I have heard in a long time. This single sentence reported by Guy Sorman in an interview with the US Seventh Fleet commander sums up everything that is wrong with the US Navy leadership, still mired in Cold War tactics of “presence”, attempting to scare our enemies into submission, while a new World War rages around them. Here is the context:

“The purpose of the Navy,” Vice Admiral John Bird, commander of the Seventh Fleet, tells me, “is not to fight.” The mere presence of the Navy should suffice, he argues, to dissuade any attack or attempt to destabilize the region.


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My Comment: I have heard a few "winning quotes" since I started this blog .... but congrats to "New Wars" for finding a good one.