Posted on 01/30/2024 4:20:42 AM PST by hardspunned
America is a global power with global interests, and its military is tasked with defending the country from attack and protecting its national interests on a correspondingly global scale. The United States therefore does not have the luxury of focusing only on one geographic area or narrow challenge to its interests. Its economy depends on global trade; it has obligations with many allies; and it must account for several major competitors that routinely, consistently, and aggressively challenge its interests and seek to displace its influence in key regions. It follows that its military should be commensurately sized for the task and possess the necessary tools, skills, and readiness for action. Beyond that, the U.S. military must be capable of protecting the freedom to use the global commons—the sea, air, space, and cyberspace domains on which American prosperity and political influence depend.
As noted in all preceding editions of the Index of U.S. Military Strength, however, the U.S. does not have the necessary force to address more than one major regional contingency (MRC) and is not ready to carry out its duties effectively. In fact, its condition has worsened over the past two to three years.
(Excerpt) Read more at heritage.org ...
Ratings: Army overall score/ Marginal Air Force/Weak Navy/Very Weak Marines/Strong
For later.
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Sounds like a GREAT TIME for the US to start World War 3, no?
Who cares, secure the border!!! Nothing else matters.
>>America is a global power with global interests,
Why? Is that a good thing?
What could have happened over the last two - three years that would make our military weaker?
H*ll, can't think of anything, must be Trump/MAGA that did it.
This article is assuming that the US military is training to be used against a foreign enemy. They are being repurposed to come after YOU.
You are right. If we cannot even protect and secure our own borders, why are we in other countries? Biden has wrecked the country to get new Democrat voters.
I f you pay attention you can learn that Texas is infact protecting it’s border. The rest of the border is open because the current administration wants hundreds of thousands of illegals to pollute the American population.
To secure the border, one must first remove President Biden.
The Army, Navy, and Air Force are being measured for two war readiness while the Marines are being measured by one war readiness.
The horse has left the barn.
Summed up:
Confuses incoming Japanese fighters with an expected B17 force in 1941, confuses an Iranian drone with an expected US UAV arrival.
Sums it up nicely. /s
I’m not having the ‘pole or hole’ discussion, but it weighs heavily in decimating recruitment standards as they continue to crater.
The minority of warfighter excellence cannot carry the water for a woke force led by emotional officers dictating ROE.
Considering the number of wars the deranged neo-liberals want to start, they better start measuring for four war readiness.
America is a global power with global interests, and its military is tasked with defending the country from attack and protecting its national interests on a correspondingly global scale.
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If any other nation on Earth felt the way that the authors of this article feel, how should the rest of the world look at them?...skeptically at best and more likely with hostility.
I have an idea 💡! Let’s offer free transgender surgeries to ALL military personnel. That will help readiness!!
And just what are those “interests”?
You’d rather wait until we have shooting war with the Russians to find out we are woefully unprepared?!? Downplaying the reality of our military is asinine and guaranteed to get a bunch of American boys killed needlessly.
Bottom line, the DC warmongers are going into a major regional war with this military. Our Navy and Air Force are woefully unprepared. The Army will never get there before the war is over.
“I have an idea 💡! Let’s offer free transgender surgeries to ALL military personnel. That will help readiness!!”
Please don’t give DoD any ideas. They will make transgender surgeries a requirement, like they did the Vaxx.
“America is a global power with global interests, and its military is tasked with defending the country from attack and protecting its national interests on a correspondingly global scale.”
And a complete blithering idiot is in command of this?
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