Endless billions being charitably gifted to Ukraine and Israel. Ukraine isn’t making any progress that would indicate victory will occur soon (or ever) and Israel continuously uses our most advanced weapons in way the U.S. specifically asks it not to in what now clearly amounts to genocide (and with increased focus on ethnic cleansing).
We are supplying these countries with arms much faster than we can manufacture replacements to supply the U.S. military, reducing our own defense readiness.
What could do with those many billions and with those arms if they were used by the U.S. military for much larger threats to us than we see in Ukraine and the Middle East?
A China confrontation would demand huge American naval assets. Yet we keep shrinking our navy. Could we get back to a 335 ship Navy in the next 20 years even if we committed to that?
It’s time to set a course focused on optimizing the national defense of the U.S. rather than blowing huge amounts of money and armaments based on mere domestic political expedience?
Is what the U.S. is doing now accomplishing anything other than reducing our credibility with the BRICS countries?
Dear Danielle, you are touching sensitive issues that should have been addressed 15 years ago. Anyway better late than later.
Endless billions being charitably gifted to Ukraine and Israel. Ukraine isn’t making any progress that would indicate victory will occur soon (or ever) and Israel continuously uses our most advanced weapons in way the U.S. specifically asks it not to in what now clearly amounts to genocide (and with increased focus on ethnic cleansing).
We are supplying these countries with arms much faster than we can manufacture replacements to supply the U.S. military, reducing our own defense readiness.
What could do with those many billions and with those arms if they were used by the U.S. military for much larger threats to us than we see in Ukraine and the Middle East?
A China confrontation would demand huge American naval assets. Yet we keep shrinking our navy. Could we get back to a 335 ship Navy in the next 20 years even if we committed to that?
It’s time to set a course focused on optimizing the national defense of the U.S. rather than blowing huge amounts of money and armaments based on mere domestic political expedience?
Is what the U.S. is doing now accomplishing anything other than reducing our credibility with the BRICS countries?
I am afraid you are right about being prepared but you are departing from the wrong assumptions.