I can't seem to get the podcast to play on my Edge browser. I'll give it a listen if I can.
That said, the American Enterprise Institute is, to borrow their comment on Trump, the reason we are at the end of the "road to ruin." We are talking about the Mos Eisley cantina of bad advice here, a rogue's gallery of neocons who have blundered the last 30 years away, the "industrial policy" institute (which they are correctly against) of bad advice, short sighted elitist enrichment and culture war apathy with a perverse fixation on open borders, cheap labor and free rider gifts to everyone but the USA.
I'm sure Ms. Schake is a pleasant, erudite, and charming analyst, researcher and policy maven. I'm sure we share beliefs in a strong US economic base and a US military capable of safeguarding our vital national interests. I don't think she shares my belief that we have just Hapsburged the last 30 years away and that the lunatics are running the asylum.
Follow your site and postings with faithful interest. Had to look this person up to see her background and opinions. Upon reviewing her writings, I'll give this one a hard pass.
I took a quick look at her bio and who she writes for and was tempted to say the same thing, especially when I saw she'd written for the Bulwark...
...but I went ahead and took a read of 3 or 4 items and was pleasantly surprised to find some very common sense thinking on naval issues and China.
I don't doubt she is well left of center in her non-defense preferences, but I didn't see a lot of spillover into her writing on these topics.
I'm going to give a listen, just because we have to get past the "everybody I disagree with is the enemy and I won't even talk to them" mindset if we hope to have any chance of saving this ship.
Agree with everything you said about her writing. Strong vibe of already knowing what she'll say, and a general lack of awareness about where we are today vice what we remember we were convinced me to spend my time elsewhere.
The AEI is part of the problem not the solution. Their continued hostility to Trump demonstrates that they have learned nothing and forgotten nothing. Being a neocon means never having to say you are sorry for all the messes you have gotten America into ever since Bush, Sr. raised taxes and proclaimed a New World Order. Somalia, Haiti, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine - what have the think tanks that infest the capital beltway gotten right?
The beltway think tanks are the LAST place I would go to ask anything. Their advice on Ukraine was a national disaster and their suggestions now will be no different . Not that with such incompitence and foreign compromised folks like Genocide Joe in the White House we are not already doomed. France and other countries already see the writing on the wall and are cutting secret deals with Yemen. But so long as you dont dock in Israel or allow Israeli ownership of your vessel your fine...
It is a sad commentary on the state of our nation that we are unable to deal with the Houthis. What would Stephen Decatur have done about the Houthis or that Iranian warship in the Red Sea? What good are our 100,000+ Marines if we cannot or will not deploy them? Wasn't it just yesterday that they marched from Kuwait City to Baghdad?
As our kind host points out regularly a guy like Stephen Decatur would probably not
last a week in our woke navy.
Very sobering when you see his skills as a leader of others and cool headed tactician in an age of paper orders and signal flags. He also had light years more able political leadership. "Thousands for defence, not a farthing for tributes"...
They do...just not in the USN. Not even a person like Nimitz would survive long. We get fools like Austin now.... This is one big reason recruitment is crumbling right now.
If the Navy had a maritime strategy such as we had in the 1980's that included Allied and partner nation contributions and actions, such problems as which ally would help and were would be easier to manage. Getting allies with us is important as Sal's guest says. Was not a fan of her Safe Passage book. but my complaints were likely wonky PhD ones and others may have more favorable opinions. The rather ancient book "Toward a New Order of Seapower" by Harold and Margaret Spout from 1941 really explains why the United States supplanted Britain as the dominant Western seapower. Just my .2 cents.
Has anyone yet written a closely-focused recent book on why China is on course to supplant the US as the world's dominant naval seapower; and further, to replace the US as world hegemon?
The book must include an analysis of the conscious decision made by US politicians and businessmen thirty years ago to systematically offshore the bulk of our industrial base to China and to other nations -- an industrial base without which a nation cannot maintain itself as a world economic and military power.
Politicians and businessmen of the same ilk are still in tight control of the United States and are determined to maintain their positions of power regardless of what the rest of us think. Just a few months ago, we witnessed four-hundred of these people, including President Biden, loudly cheering Chairman Xi in San Francisco.
As long as this kind of feality to China on the part of our politicians and our businessmen continues to exist, we will not be returning a robust industrial base to the United States and we will not be maintaining the United States in its position as the world's dominant seapower.
No problem, I didn't take it that way. As I get older, I have to treat my time as a scarce resource. I personally love listening to people I disagree with, as I always learn something (which doesn't mean I change my mind, just better informed). I just didn't see a lot of new perspective in her writing in the admittedly quick look I gave it. CDR Sal will provide the key points, so that is great use of my time!
I can't seem to get the podcast to play on my Edge browser. I'll give it a listen if I can.
That said, the American Enterprise Institute is, to borrow their comment on Trump, the reason we are at the end of the "road to ruin." We are talking about the Mos Eisley cantina of bad advice here, a rogue's gallery of neocons who have blundered the last 30 years away, the "industrial policy" institute (which they are correctly against) of bad advice, short sighted elitist enrichment and culture war apathy with a perverse fixation on open borders, cheap labor and free rider gifts to everyone but the USA.
I'm sure Ms. Schake is a pleasant, erudite, and charming analyst, researcher and policy maven. I'm sure we share beliefs in a strong US economic base and a US military capable of safeguarding our vital national interests. I don't think she shares my belief that we have just Hapsburged the last 30 years away and that the lunatics are running the asylum.
You nailed it. Like guessing the final jeopardy question before they give the answer.
Follow your site and postings with faithful interest. Had to look this person up to see her background and opinions. Upon reviewing her writings, I'll give this one a hard pass.
I took a quick look at her bio and who she writes for and was tempted to say the same thing, especially when I saw she'd written for the Bulwark...
...but I went ahead and took a read of 3 or 4 items and was pleasantly surprised to find some very common sense thinking on naval issues and China.
I don't doubt she is well left of center in her non-defense preferences, but I didn't see a lot of spillover into her writing on these topics.
I'm going to give a listen, just because we have to get past the "everybody I disagree with is the enemy and I won't even talk to them" mindset if we hope to have any chance of saving this ship.
And I'm and ARCH conservative.
Agree with everything you said about her writing. Strong vibe of already knowing what she'll say, and a general lack of awareness about where we are today vice what we remember we were convinced me to spend my time elsewhere.
Also, when I re-read my last post, I found myself thinking "Gee that sounded really patronizing", so for that I apologize. Was not my intent.
The AEI is part of the problem not the solution. Their continued hostility to Trump demonstrates that they have learned nothing and forgotten nothing. Being a neocon means never having to say you are sorry for all the messes you have gotten America into ever since Bush, Sr. raised taxes and proclaimed a New World Order. Somalia, Haiti, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine - what have the think tanks that infest the capital beltway gotten right?
The beltway think tanks are the LAST place I would go to ask anything. Their advice on Ukraine was a national disaster and their suggestions now will be no different . Not that with such incompitence and foreign compromised folks like Genocide Joe in the White House we are not already doomed. France and other countries already see the writing on the wall and are cutting secret deals with Yemen. But so long as you dont dock in Israel or allow Israeli ownership of your vessel your fine...
It is a sad commentary on the state of our nation that we are unable to deal with the Houthis. What would Stephen Decatur have done about the Houthis or that Iranian warship in the Red Sea? What good are our 100,000+ Marines if we cannot or will not deploy them? Wasn't it just yesterday that they marched from Kuwait City to Baghdad?
Unable? Unwilling!
Start listening to better beltway think tanks.
I'm partial to this fine lady at Hudson Institute
https://providencemag.com/2023/11/rebeccah-heinrichs-christianity-national-security-2023/
As our kind host points out regularly a guy like Stephen Decatur would probably not
last a week in our woke navy.
Very sobering when you see his skills as a leader of others and cool headed tactician in an age of paper orders and signal flags. He also had light years more able political leadership. "Thousands for defence, not a farthing for tributes"...
Such men remain.
They do...just not in the USN. Not even a person like Nimitz would survive long. We get fools like Austin now.... This is one big reason recruitment is crumbling right now.
If the Navy had a maritime strategy such as we had in the 1980's that included Allied and partner nation contributions and actions, such problems as which ally would help and were would be easier to manage. Getting allies with us is important as Sal's guest says. Was not a fan of her Safe Passage book. but my complaints were likely wonky PhD ones and others may have more favorable opinions. The rather ancient book "Toward a New Order of Seapower" by Harold and Margaret Spout from 1941 really explains why the United States supplanted Britain as the dominant Western seapower. Just my .2 cents.
Has anyone yet written a closely-focused recent book on why China is on course to supplant the US as the world's dominant naval seapower; and further, to replace the US as world hegemon?
The book must include an analysis of the conscious decision made by US politicians and businessmen thirty years ago to systematically offshore the bulk of our industrial base to China and to other nations -- an industrial base without which a nation cannot maintain itself as a world economic and military power.
Politicians and businessmen of the same ilk are still in tight control of the United States and are determined to maintain their positions of power regardless of what the rest of us think. Just a few months ago, we witnessed four-hundred of these people, including President Biden, loudly cheering Chairman Xi in San Francisco.
As long as this kind of feality to China on the part of our politicians and our businessmen continues to exist, we will not be returning a robust industrial base to the United States and we will not be maintaining the United States in its position as the world's dominant seapower.
https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/jfq/jfq-104/jfq-104_115-116_Fienning.pdf?ver=btpVYHkySorE7KEeaGCojw%3D%3D This book by retired Navy admiral Mike McDevitt is pretty good at getting at Chinese maritime power without hyperbole.
Thanks for the book link. I'll be sending my $30 off to the Naval Institute Press once I get finished with my morning dose of The Gateway Pundit.
No problem, I didn't take it that way. As I get older, I have to treat my time as a scarce resource. I personally love listening to people I disagree with, as I always learn something (which doesn't mean I change my mind, just better informed). I just didn't see a lot of new perspective in her writing in the admittedly quick look I gave it. CDR Sal will provide the key points, so that is great use of my time!