“...since WWII that we ignore the rise of tyrants in other parts of the world at our peril.”
Running all around the world looking for Monsters to Destroy is why the USA has overstretched itself, and is in such decline.
There has been different leaks from different publications on this. We will see what the final product looks like.
But all the Boomer Bravado and nostalgia in the world can’t overshadow the fact that the USA is now a tiny fraction of China industrial and military production capacity.
Thats BS. We are overstretched and in financial distress because of a lot of over spending, but the military part of that is a few percent. The welfare mentality and cradle to grave approach to govt health care was the start of our problems. Corruption has led to the rest.