Maritime Strategy Discussions

The discussion for the Navy's new Maritime Strategy is at CDRs place today, and likely all week. Also worth watching is SJS's place, where the author intends to add daily contributions. My contribution will likely be light today, only because I have so much to say and am not sure how many words I want to fill in the comments by myself. These are my questions regarding the strategy.

Will future debates on fleet size, composition, aircraft, platforms, tactical requirements, etc.. occur because of the existence of the new strategy, or because of the content of the new strategy?

Does the new strategy establish the intellectual basis that would require critical re-evaluation to current planning guidance?

Does the attempt to educate a broader audience (in a nation where even casual interest in the Navy is a high expectation) diminish its impact on the professional audience?

If you are looking for background, start here.

Additional background here.