28.05.2025, 13:41
Der republikanische Haus-und-Hof-Sender äußert, wenngleich auch sehr vorsichtig und zwischen Lobgesängen versteckt, Kritik an der Einsatzbereitschaft bzw. der Fiskalplanung der US-Streitkräfte (und damit auch an dem teils wirren Sparkurs):
Nachdem der Twitter-Hans-Gruber sich weitgehend aus der Politik zurückgezogen zu haben scheint, offiziell wegen seiner Unternehmen, inoffiziell wegen Zoff u. a. mit Scott Bessent, könnte ja die Chance bestehen, dass man bzgl. der chaotischen DOGE-Kürzungen doch wieder umsteuert.
Schneemann
Zitat:US military vulnerabilities threaten Trump's 'peace-through-strength' strategy [...]https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/us-milit...h-strategy
President Donald Trump is the first president since Ronald Reagan to run and get elected on a peace through strength platform. To date, the president has executed this vision by leveraging America’s forward presence across the Middle East and Asia — aircraft carriers, fighters and bombers, and a global network of American military installations — to project power and restore deterrence. The next challenge in realizing a peace through strength program is more fundamental: it will require addressing critical military vulnerabilities, including an overextended force, an industrial base at capacity, and severe readiness challenges. [...]
Now comes the harder part — addressing that trifecta of fundamental pressure points facing the military. [...] The shortage reveals a larger issue: transferring munitions gives up existing capability in Asia that won’t be replenished for years given the state of the industrial base.
Industrial challenges affect every munition from JASSM-ERs to 155mm shells. For example, in 2023 the Pentagon bought 55 Tomahawk missiles, yet 68% of that annual purchase was expended in one single day against the Houthis. Each new Tomahawk faces a two-year lead time, underscoring the urgent need for industrial expansion. [...]
Unfortunately, there are signs that techno-optimism may be interfering with prudent budgeting: the administration requested a $893 billion base defense budget for FY26, well below the $1 trillion budget the administration promised which does not keep pace with inflation.
As a percentage of GDP, the president’s budget would be the lowest since the Clinton years, when the U.S. cashed a peace dividend at the end of the Cold War. The administration will find it challenging to implement a peace through strength program with a shrinking defense budget that would fall short of providing the necessary resources to sustain a forward presence that provides the president with military options and negotiating leverage over adversaries. [...]
With the right budget and right focus, he has a historic opportunity to fulfill that promise and cement himself as a peace-through-strength president. As the president confronts an ascending axis of China, Russia and Iran, he can move beyond employing the tools of strength to rebuilding that strength and delivering a lasting peace.
Nachdem der Twitter-Hans-Gruber sich weitgehend aus der Politik zurückgezogen zu haben scheint, offiziell wegen seiner Unternehmen, inoffiziell wegen Zoff u. a. mit Scott Bessent, könnte ja die Chance bestehen, dass man bzgl. der chaotischen DOGE-Kürzungen doch wieder umsteuert.
Schneemann