It is the Philippines which now suffer from our expulsion. They would be swallowed by China if this was the 1800s.
I like our chances with subs and missiles. I read awhile back that the marines aren’t really thinking amphibian assault applies anym ore. And when’s the last time we dod a blockade, not that we don’t need one. The middle eats is my focus. We should blockade Iran until they stop the development and dismantal their ICBM program. I don’t feel the need to be in the eastern pacific.
I would make all mains the infantry and combine branches. In San Diego we need a regional airport and 20 miles away is a marine air base. The base and it’s mission should be inside pendleton another 20 miles away.
When I’m king, I’m going to streamline the military. Have 50,000 marines ready to go to four places at the same time in 30 hours and combine as many redundant forces as possible.
I envision 1,000 Israeli drones attacking the Iran in my sleep.
all infantry should be marines
“They would be swallowed by China if this was the 1800s.”
They would kowtow to China and be a vassal state, like Korea was (and the Chinese want them to be again).
In 1940, if independent, the Philippines would have kowtowed to Japan as did Thailand. Quezon did make such offers but was blocked by the US. If you are weak, you do what you must. That at least would have saved them from what is, to us safe and comfortable people, very difficult to imagine
Quezon knew exactly what was coming, everyone saw what the Japs were doing to China, and he wanted no part of it.