Chance (25 Aug 2026)
"Could the US win a war with a near-peer adversary today?"


 
Hello John and Doves,
 
Looks like the answer is a big fat NO!
 
We're down in manpower, money, and will power.  We have too few manufacturers for anything military.  We lack the necessary building materials - like rare earth minerals.  We don't manufacture a lot of parts we would need militarily.  And Ukraine/Israel/Iran have depleted some of the low reserves in ammunition, missiles, other military assets that we had.  Even though the U.S. spends trillions a year on the DoD - probably a lot of this has been 'stolen', 'wasted', transferred to black ops, put into secret weapon development or ?? we'll probably never see, etc.  Enlistment is down - and the 'quality' of people in the military is questionable in some areas.  It's hard to get people to enlist...it's a tough life and can result in death, maiming, PTSD, etc.  But there is always somebody causing problems resulting in war....
 
But I believe other countries are in as big or bigger mess than the U.S.  Russia has been fighting Ukraine for a few years...they can't seem to 'get ahead' either.  China is has been sitting back watching all of this...building up their military strength...
 
Might come down to tactical nukes then.  We have those in ready supply.  So does Russia, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea, France, the U.K., Israel...and Iran.
 
Sobering article:

Could the US win a war with a near-peer adversary today? | Responsible Statecraft
 
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
 
Maranatha!
 
Chance