America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War
The gruesome ongoing war in Ukraine should have shattered any remaining illusions that the U.S. military can count on swiftly and decisively defeating any capable adversary in a future war. History is filled with examples of states that planned to fight a short, sharp war, only to become ensnared in conflicts that dragged on inconclusively for weeks or months or years — and which consumed vast quantities of munitions, equipment, and lives in the process. Since 2018, the Department of Defense has focused primarily on a possible future war with China. Some analyses suggest that such a war would end The post America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War appeared first on War on the Rocks.
The gruesome ongoing war in Ukraine should have shattered any remaining illusions that the U.S. military can count on swiftly and decisively defeating any capable adversary in a future war. History is filled with examples of states that planned to fight a short, sharp war, only to become ensnared in conflicts that dragged on inconclusively for weeks or months or years — and which consumed vast quantities of munitions, equipment, and lives in the process. Since 2018, the Department of Defense has focused primarily on a possible future war with China. Some analyses suggest that such a war would end
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