[setter]

“We disengaged from Afghanistan so we could focus our efforts on kicking China’s ass if they step out of line”

Yeah right. We do nothing but suck china’s c**k. Been that way for 30 years and it is not going to change.
The elites, politicians and corporations have been paid off.

[rdcbn1]

There was a recent war game where the US was required to fight a war on China's home turf.

The results were not good.

We are adapting to it's lessons.

Now our generals don't have Afghanistan to occupy their time and justify their existence so the focus will naturally shift to more pressing issues.