The Issue: Whether our naval forces should be strengthened through additional funding or left as is.

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Retired Rear Admiral Joseph Callo makes many valid points about President Obama’s comment during the last debate on today’s naval forces (“The Prez Misleads on the Military’s Needs,” PostOpinion, Oct. 24).

If we don’t reverse the trend of reducing our Navy, we will not be able to respond to groups and nations when they threaten us in the future.

Mitt Romney was correct about the need to strengthen our Navy and other military forces.

John G. McCandless

Grosse Pointe Woods,

Mich.

Obama, our commander-in-chief, has a better command of re-election politics than he has of our military.

Naval forces have been shrinking for decades because it is easy to cut ships and shift their expense to yet another civilian program, worthy or not, that will garner votes for the incumbent.

Romney is concerned about projecting strength, but Obama is more concerned with holding onto power.Paul Bloustein

Cincinnati

Obama wants to cut the military budget by billions of dollars.

Doesn’t he realize that when you cut military spending, you begin to reduce weapons technology?

This may mean more boots on the ground and sending more men and women into harm’s way. It could possibly even cause a resumption of the draft.

Try telling parents that their children may have to go to war because of these cuts.

Mr. President, technology saves lives.

David Fanelli

Levittown