The Post’s May 13 editorial “
Hurdles in reforming U.S. food aid” glossed over critical facts about the U.S. merchant marine and food aid programs.
The Post failed to discuss the important nexus linking food aid programs, the merchant marine and the overseas deployment of our military. The law requires the federal government to retain a skilled merchant marine and commercial fleet, to provide an adequate sea-lift capacity to support our military and to transport government-impelled cargo.
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