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Let's talk about ships.

Let's talk about the fact that we can no longer build ships.

There's a fantastic article in foreign policy. about the fact that we can no longer build ships.

There's a fantastic article in foreign policy,

in case you read foreign policy.

I'm going to assume that most of our listeners, of course,

do read foreign policy.

It's that kind of educated crew. One of the authors of the article,

Gil Barndollar, is joining us today and to tell us why it is that we just can't get it done anymore.

So Gil, would you just say hi and introduce yourself a little bit?

Sure, I'm Gil Barndollar. I'm a senior bit. Sure, I'm Gil Barndollar.

I'm a senior fellow at Defense Priorities of Washington, D.C.

Think Tank, a senior research fellow at the Catholic University of America.

I came there, basically from the Marine Corps where I served as an infantry officer. University of the American

the Marine Corps where I served as an infantry officer for seven years.

I never would have guessed you were a Marine other than the fact that you were

sitting up so straight.

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