I have a great deal of regard for Doug Bland, who's a very capable and thoughtful man on these issues. There's a lot to be said for being navy-centric. However, it is much more expensive than being equal among the services, or being army-centric or air-centric. The cost of ships is staggering, and it goes up all the time. If we're going to go that route, and a case can be made for it, we need to be prepared to spend more money than we have been spending thus far.
On May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.