DEFENSE PAPER: TAMING THE WARFARE STATE
The United States is sailing through turbulent waters: the post-Cold War unipolar moment has passed, and the 21st-century geopolitical landscape is shaped by sweeping social, political, and technological change. Our current defense policy, a relic from a bygone era, is an expensive and ill-fitting suit that no longer serves its purpose. The fiscal storm is upon us, and profound changes are needed to right the ship.
The Defense Elephant in the Room
The realization that the United States is in fiscal free fall is beginning to sink in. An economic crisis looms, one that bailouts and quantitative easing cannot stop. Regardless of the circumstances, profound changes in defense structure, leadership, and thinking are needed. These changes will inevitably evoke strong responses from Capitol Hill and the defense industry.
The incoming President has three choices:
Just started reading this article. It offers hope. I have a ways to go in reading it. The following paragraph sums it up.
“Grand strategy, if it exists at all, consists of avoiding conflict, not starting wars. New thinking in defense and foreign policy prioritizes diplomacy and peaceful cooperation over military power. None of America’s potential opponents, except those with nuclear weapons, pose a direct threat to the American homeland. If international terrorism and criminality remain threats, then border security and tightly controlled immigration should be the top priority in national security.”
Thanks for posting this. Sensible logic!
Lest we forget. It’s easy to forget. We need constant reminders says Harr6 Dent
$27 trillion stimulus since 2009. How’s dem apples for you?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/11/19/big-win-for-students-and-parents-in-nc-state-house-overrides-governors-veto-of-school-choice-bill-n2182210
I continue to be amazed at how the Biden Harris Obama administration managed to F up everything they touched. Everything. FUBAR.
That was the plan. Q said it…”trust the plan”.
I’m going to paraphrase St. Thomas Aquinas who wrote long ago…
…”as the Christian head of State is piloting his nation thru troubled waters…the jews are below the decks…boring holes in the hull…and looting the hold.
-AMEN-
I was hoping McGregor would be invited into the Trump administration in some capacity.
Don’t give up that hope. He’s only named the senior positions. There are still plenty of under-secretary slots to be filled, not to mention advisory slots.