How the Global War on Terror widened the US frigate gap

Did the Global War on Terror contribute to the introduction of LCS and delay funding for a replacement frigate?

Yes, it was part of the problem. The closing reply adds no further detail to the earlier explanation.

The Global War on Terror is accepted here as one factor in the introduction of LCS and the delayed frigate replacement. The brief reply gives no further mechanism or weighting among the causes. It refers back to the earlier explanation involving Rumsfeld.