If you thought the "global war on terror" was a significant overreach for a single power, just wait.
Think of it as the most momentous military planning on Earth right now.
Who’s even paying attention, given the eternal changing of the guard at the White House, as well as the latest in tweets, sexual revelations, and investigations of every sort? And yet it increasingly looks as if, thanks to current Pentagon planning, a twenty-first-century version of the Cold War (with dangerous new twists) has begun and hardly anyone has even noticed.
In 2006, when the Department of Defense spelled out its future security role, it saw only one overriding mission: its “Long War” against international terrorism. “With its allies and partners, the United States must be prepared to wage this war in many locations simultaneously and for some years to come,” the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review explained that year.
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WNU Editor: I am always amused when the Pentagon puts Russia in their calculations. If it was not for its advanced weapons and nuclear stockpile .... it will be just another European power with a few extra soldiers but an economy that would make it one of the poorest in Europe. China is a different story .... but while it is the world's second largest economy .... on an individual level much of the country is still mired in poverty coupled with the need for development. It will decades before they are a real military/economic/political threat, and their biggest opponent will not be the U.S. ... instead .... it will be with its neighbors who do not have a positive view of China and its "bullying tactics" in Asia. But I guess the Pentagon has to justify its existence and massive defense programs .... and what better way to do it than by dragging in the Russian and Chinese boogeyman to scare Congress to give it the money it wants. It worked in the past .... and it will work again today.
Hat tip to Fred for this link.
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"was it not for its advanced weapons and nuclear stockpile..." Very respectfully this is like saying "if it were not for a tiger's sharp teeth, extreme speed, excellent stealth, keen sense of smell, keen instincts, and keen intellect it would be a lousy hunter." To put another this another way "if the man had not spent his entire life studying mathematics, acquired an understanding of the subject, and lacked an IQ of 200 he would be a lousy mathematician."
Russia is every bit on the level militarily as America and I believe superior in some ways. As I have pointed out here and elsewhere, size of the economy really is not as important as pundits make it out to be. While we cannot "know" the outcome in advance, it is a very dangerous situation!! We do not want to pursue such a path without being absolutely certain as to whether or not we need to. In other words, wild and wreckless allegations against Russia are counterproductive.
Since time is limited now, I could not read the entire article. The author seems to recognize the approach taken by the Pentagon, if taken at face value, is insane and not sustainable. He seems to harbor a special hatred for DJT. If he didn't he would likely see that while the DJT approach may or may not be the optimal one, it is the best one being put forward right now. It has a decent chance to work. The current approach has no chance. If constructively critiqued and tweaked, I think we could upgrade the prognosis of the Trump policy's chances of success to probable. It's a pity this man allows petty hatred to cloud his judgment.
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