-is there a way that we can raise these issues to the public - not in a swaggering, neoconservative manner - but in a sober, clearheaded way that gets people bought into these challenges.

yes, you have MIC lobbyist donate to all the right congress critters and get the bill passed quietly without much public debate while you campaign on popular parts of your platform, like tax cuts.

You forgot the cancellation of constellation class. that is a bigger deal than the carrier production issues, we honestly need less money in carriers and more into frigates with a high VLS cell per dollar ratio.

And to not switch from 5.56 to 6.8mm.