text:  There's that. I understand there are critics of that. But the sea is a violent mistress. She is demanding. And each time that we have taken damage, we've come back stronger. And while there have been no attacks on the pier, it is without question in a dangerous place. While there are no American boots on the ground in any way, they say, on the shores of Gaza itself, they do get within about 50 feet. You planned for the worst. You hoped for the best. Exactly how we were approaching it. Did you plan for the worst?