> By doing so you'll be able to see that the US Navy is strategically positioned to defend international trade against any kind of blockade that an enemy would

> By doing so you'll be able to see that the US Navy is strategically positioned to defend international trade against any kind of blockade that an enemy would try to pull up in a strategic chokepoint What is "international" trade these days. It's trade in between two countries, yours, and China. To blockade anybody economically, China just needs to put an embargo.