Politics out of your naval site? Navies and Coast Guards are government agencies. The ships they build, the weapons they acquire and the missions they are tasked with are politics. All serving heads of state of any nation set the tone and have a big impact on their armed forces. You really can’t seperate politics from your naval site.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
We certainly are, Chuck. Thanks for the reminder.
No senior official from the Obama White House in Paris yesterday I note.
how many senior officials from Europe showed after 911? none.
get your politics out of my naval site.
and she will always be drop dead awesome
Politics out of your naval site? Navies and Coast Guards are government agencies. The ships they build, the weapons they acquire and the missions they are tasked with are politics. All serving heads of state of any nation set the tone and have a big impact on their armed forces. You really can’t seperate politics from your naval site.
Don’t forget the Vichy French gave up their country to history’s biggest terrorist.