19- The War on Terror and a Hyperpower Navy

The Soviet Union crumbled and left the United States Navy the undisputed greatest naval power on earth. Our naval might surpassed every other nation's combined. Naval might allowed the combined arms masterpiece of the first Gulf War, lightening-fast deployment to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but these small wars proved to be disastrous to the surface fleet which saw underinvestment and readiness fall, even as SEAL Teams honed their deadly craft on America’s enemies around the world. 
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