JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
Stephen Flynn, a maritime security expert and former Coast Guard officer,
says the agency is "operating at the level, in many instances, of a Third
World navy."

I like that phrase "operating at the level, in many instances, of a
Third
World navy."

In many instances yes, they are. But in many, many more instances,
they sure the heck arn't.

The B-52 bomber is 51 years old. and primitive, as well as thed
Browning 50 cal. machine gun (ma deuce) But are still main stay
defense weapons.

So I suppose the whole US armed forces is "operating at the level, in
many instances, of a Third World military"