“Good thing we don’t have any near-peer opponents capable of forcing us into a conventional ground war then.”
There are multiple opportunities for such in Asia, and that’s if we just focus on our core interests. Korea is a classic example. Philippine Islands is another.
“There are multiple opportunities for such in Asia...”
Except the United States is located on the opposite side of the planet from Asia, and nobody in Asia has a navy that can challenge us, so they cannot force us into a conventional ground war.