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" ... The problem is that even with Jones Act restrictions and various other set-asides in place, the U.S. commercial fleet isn’t big enough to cope with the kind of demands likely to arise in future conflicts. One government official told me that such conflicts could involve extensive attrition to commercial shipping, and the current fleet isn’t big enough even without any attrition. There is also a potential problem with so-called “balkers”—operators who refuse to carry military supplies into war zones. ... "