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Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck EagleHammer, if it makes you feel any better, US power is declining currently and there isn't any real suggestion to say there will be a reversal in this trend. It may be a long time before the US can actually find itself winning an armed conflict... it might be a long time before the US military and intelligence agencies will be granted the legal backing to do their jobs. By then it might be too late.
Who gives a crap if you've got the most accurate sniper rifle assigned to the best sniper in the world under your command if it is illegal to use him in any meaningful manner? |
Throwin the b******t flag here. Let's see some evidence for this claim. The United States has the numbers of India and China in terms of military size and technology equal to or superior to that of Western Europe and Russia. Our military expenditure is 50% of the world's total military expenditures. Our troops have been tested in battle, have an excellent logistical support system, and a single US Navy aircraft carrier holds more air power than most other countries can hope to match. I guess one could argue that we are behind Lithuania in the use of WWII era destroyers or piston engine fighter airplanes and that could be a sign of our imminent demise. The world's largest Navy and Air Force apparently isn't enough because China and India could put more (under trained) boots on the ground. Neither country can really move their Army over a body of water greater than 27ft in width but they still have more men in uniform, no body armor or weapon, but a uniform.