Ain’t the time for panic—it’s the time for discipline. Protect your crew, convoy smart, and keep them sea lanes open while the talkin’ goes on. “It’s not the will to win that matters; it’s the will to prepare to win.”

Credit is a matter of confidence; shells in a port shake it to the core. “Monetary losses amount to nothing; it is the loss of life that matters,” yet order must be restored—insure the risk, convoy the lanes, and assert command of the sea, else premiums rise and trade balks.

In the spirit of Ronald Reagan, well, we must keep the sea lanes open and protect innocent commerce—peace through strength means we and our allies stand ready to defend freedom of navigation. Seek a fair peace, but “trust, but verify.”