[varon]

US asks private sector to ease bullet shortage

Am I the only one who is wandering what would happen if we were in a real shooting war instead of fending off a bands of thugs and terrorists as claimed by our leaders?

Now we are running short on ammunition at the same time as we are running short on troops.

Isn't this "war" going ass backward? Isn't the usual process of wind-down after a victory? Isn't it usual for need of troop strength to decrease after defeat of the enemy instead of a build-up? Shouldn't there be less demand for ammunition in mop-up then would be required in full combat between regular armies?

[ASA Vet]

Isn't the usual process of wind-down after a victory?
Isn't it usual for need of troop strength to decrease after defeat of the enemy instead of a build-up?

That would be true if we were are the end of the war instead of just finishing
the 2nd campaign of that war. We need to built up the inventory and troop strength
in preparation for the next campaign, (Syria,) and the one after that, (Iran.)