James Stavridis on Hormuz: The Impact on the Navy as You Stretch Those Escorts and Keep Them ‘Endlessly at Sea,’ There‘s a Bill to Pay Eventually

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STAVRIDIS; "Uh, certainly the navy is capable of keeping ships in and around the Arabian Gulf. Uh, I‘ll use a technical term here until the cows come home. We can do this. The question is, uh, the long-term impact on retention, the long-term strategic impact on the navy as you stretch those carriers and those escorts and keep them endlessly at sea, there‘s a bill to be paid eventually. We ought to be mindful of that in the present."