You’ve got to be kidding me. Did anyone in the puzzle palace read her speech beforehand? Did she write it? I presume not, but she should redistribute her speech writer.
More running on habit, oblivious to realities, thinking at dead zero, typical of this junta in toto. Specifically, more blabber in fearful tones (females run DOD, DOJ, and White House) amid absence of rational strategic consideration that would justify force deployment of any kind.
I submit the important work now is being done by persons (1) thinking ahead to when Americans offload these sadistic perverts running D.C. and (2) trying with greatest possible strength and diligence to anticipate all the things which need doing upon the return of reason to the halls of government.
For example, what exactly is the joint force, how exactly should it be organized and set in motion? (Budgeting is so parochial by service at DOD as to be cringe-worthy.) And more importantly, what are US grand national strategic needs / wishes in the Indo-Pacific, and in particular with respect to the other two great powers abutting it: India and Russia?
For example, what would be the strategic condition of CCP were USA, India, and Russia allied against their hegemonic ambitions?
POTUS Lincoln harbored the Russian Pacific Fleet at San Francisco and the Russian Baltic fleet at New York. After the war, Russia gave USA exceptionally generous terms for the purchase of Alaska. Russians and Americans are both successful multi-religious, multi-racial nations. So is India.
Russia today is not the Soviet of yesterday, who D.C. perverts still want to be "fighting" because . . . well, . . . because it's easier that way, and immediately profitable, and we've been doing it for so long . . . surely you understand. Reality would be easier to handle in the long run, easier than the results of persisting in vacuous habit.
Strategics and alliances are the pressing problems. Use the maps to achieve rational insights, plans, and decisions to solve those problems . . . I think that is what Americans are doing today.
Fair to say that by performance, intellect and imagination, neither SECDEF and SECAR are remotely equipped to provide credible leadership for this century or the last half of the previous one.
What we need is more ships in the Pacific and a new base, if possible. We will probably end up fighting China with our current navy, which will be no walk over. We need to reposition it, without making it an easy target. Russia has some great weapons, but their naval power is well below ours. I also fully agree with Rev. Graham that Russia is not the USSR. We need to find ways to make Putin look good to his public without selling out the people of Ukraine. Threatening him only helps his paranoia.
I'm reminded of a previous Asst. SECARMY who had to resign after talking about the Marines being extremists who were disconnected from society at large.
But I have learned to expect political leadership in certain administrations to be spectacularly un-focused on, and naive regarding, what their portfolios require.
Great article. A lot of folks misread WWII in the Pacific failing to see how the Navy made the island hopping possible. Without control of the sea, the campaign would have not been as successful as it was.
Sal, Sal, Sal. You’ve been around the block enough to know that this was all about budgets, not actual executable strategy. Proving once again that service secretaries should never be allowed near the operating forces.
One quick point. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), as well as the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). For the Chinese, the Army came first, and sits on top.
You’ve got to be kidding me. Did anyone in the puzzle palace read her speech beforehand? Did she write it? I presume not, but she should redistribute her speech writer.
More running on habit, oblivious to realities, thinking at dead zero, typical of this junta in toto. Specifically, more blabber in fearful tones (females run DOD, DOJ, and White House) amid absence of rational strategic consideration that would justify force deployment of any kind.
I submit the important work now is being done by persons (1) thinking ahead to when Americans offload these sadistic perverts running D.C. and (2) trying with greatest possible strength and diligence to anticipate all the things which need doing upon the return of reason to the halls of government.
For example, what exactly is the joint force, how exactly should it be organized and set in motion? (Budgeting is so parochial by service at DOD as to be cringe-worthy.) And more importantly, what are US grand national strategic needs / wishes in the Indo-Pacific, and in particular with respect to the other two great powers abutting it: India and Russia?
For example, what would be the strategic condition of CCP were USA, India, and Russia allied against their hegemonic ambitions?
POTUS Lincoln harbored the Russian Pacific Fleet at San Francisco and the Russian Baltic fleet at New York. After the war, Russia gave USA exceptionally generous terms for the purchase of Alaska. Russians and Americans are both successful multi-religious, multi-racial nations. So is India.
Russia today is not the Soviet of yesterday, who D.C. perverts still want to be "fighting" because . . . well, . . . because it's easier that way, and immediately profitable, and we've been doing it for so long . . . surely you understand. Reality would be easier to handle in the long run, easier than the results of persisting in vacuous habit.
Strategics and alliances are the pressing problems. Use the maps to achieve rational insights, plans, and decisions to solve those problems . . . I think that is what Americans are doing today.
Fair to say that by performance, intellect and imagination, neither SECDEF and SECAR are remotely equipped to provide credible leadership for this century or the last half of the previous one.
What we need is more ships in the Pacific and a new base, if possible. We will probably end up fighting China with our current navy, which will be no walk over. We need to reposition it, without making it an easy target. Russia has some great weapons, but their naval power is well below ours. I also fully agree with Rev. Graham that Russia is not the USSR. We need to find ways to make Putin look good to his public without selling out the people of Ukraine. Threatening him only helps his paranoia.
I'm reminded of a previous Asst. SECARMY who had to resign after talking about the Marines being extremists who were disconnected from society at large.
But I have learned to expect political leadership in certain administrations to be spectacularly un-focused on, and naive regarding, what their portfolios require.
Great article. A lot of folks misread WWII in the Pacific failing to see how the Navy made the island hopping possible. Without control of the sea, the campaign would have not been as successful as it was.
Sal, Sal, Sal. You’ve been around the block enough to know that this was all about budgets, not actual executable strategy. Proving once again that service secretaries should never be allowed near the operating forces.
Sal,
One quick point. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), as well as the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). For the Chinese, the Army came first, and sits on top.