09-05-2003, 06:56 PM
Alas, I never spoke of the USN being the naval power, but a naval power. A contender. Someone who could come into the game and upest the balance where ever they cast their die. When, in the War of 1812, the Royal Navy issued the order prohibiting British commanders from engaging American warships if first unable to attain a 2:1 numerical superiority, that made American naval architecture, gunnery philosophy, and command style a significant factor to contend against in all future engagements.
The US Navy did not become the big dog on the block in 1812, but it surely proved to the rest of the neighborhood that it was not lounging around with the housecats.
The US Navy did not become the big dog on the block in 1812, but it surely proved to the rest of the neighborhood that it was not lounging around with the housecats.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.