Secure your own shipping?? The US has never secured our own shipping. I dont see or hear of any US warships patroling our sea borders to repel illegal immigrants and or bands of terrorists. I see and hear of only Australian ships patrolling our ocean borders and securing some kind of democracy in West Papua, Irian Jaya etc. No US assets have been involved. We have our Intelligence alliances with the US as in 5 eyes, 3 eyes and other arrangements to provide and accept intel information. We have other intel arrangements with other countries as well.
