“But I think he’s making a strategic error in that eventually the West will wake up and he’ll be over-extended.”
We are in same boat. We have drawn down European forces for decades. To reestablish, we will have to abandon Iraq, Afghanistan, Asia, etc. None of which will go well.
Just for us to meet his new aircraft & ship maneuvers, it will cost us billions that we don’t have. That doesn’t even take into account Shinseki’s restructuring our military to fight small unarmored insurgent forces.
Also all of our equipment in Afghanistan must travel thru unsafe routes in Pakistan or Russian territory to get out.
Anyone think retiring the A-10s was a little hasty?