My favorite columnist on defense, Ralph Peters of the
New York Post,
examines the impact of the coming sequestration, and concludes he's for it. I'm not certain I agree with everything he says. However, much of it rings true, for example:
Our Navy is too small. Want a bigger one? Buy cheaper, smaller, faster ships. The next revolutionary shock in naval warfare is going to come when a second-rate power, such as Iran or North Korea, sinks one of our supercarriers.
You know that shock will happen, too. The question is when.