01-28-2017, 07:03 PM
(01-28-2017, 04:23 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(01-28-2017, 10:37 AM)SomeGuy Wrote:Quote:I agree it's an open question with respect to carriers versus attack submarines. It doesn't matter that much since we've got the advantage in both - for now.
Which might provide a back-of-the-mind incentive for America to stake out a stronger position now, as opposed to 20 years from now.
Agreed. We left a big power vacuum on the high seas for half a decade; we need to avoid another half decade of that if we're to retain our preeminent global position.
If Trump's policies prevail, then the USA has no more moral authority in the world. It is that which has made our preeminent position possible, as well as military strategy and resources.
Trump's election insures that my long-term prediction about this era was correct: domestic rather than foreign emphasis. Civil war or Revolution possible. It looks like we are going to have unrest as long as Trump is in office. And after that, what will happen? A more drastic swing left, I think, to the dismay of the Republican entitlement syndrome.