Discussing geopolitical strategy as it relates to naval doctrine and funding priorities. I am not attacking people’s political views nor any specific politician. At the end of the day, what ships get built and their composition are political decisions.
Bill Previous Message
Bring it back! These continuous "We must go to war with China" diatribes are getting tedious - well, they always were. Previous Message
Ralph,
Both you and Bill bring valid points to the table. I would argue though the larger issues is the geopolitical strategy of the United States. Are we intent on following the strategy set out in the early 90s ("The New World Order") or are we going to divorce ourselves from that strategy and embark on a new one. One that potentially divorces the country from the strategy that views China as a potential partner and our source of manufactured goods.
There are powerful forces at play here, none the which is the trillions of dollars that have been invested by the west in developing infrastructure in China that are at risk of not generating a return. Make no mistake, the individuals beholden to these investments are not in a big hurry to embrace a strategy that would view China as an adversary. This is a large group of business people and politicians in the United States and Europe. They are not in a big hurry to spend money to on systems to fight the Chinese. A good case in point is the rece
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