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This Washington Post article claims that the US military is no longer the most powerful in the world, or at least it can be challenged by the Chinese and Russian militaries. The article is significant for a couple of reasons: First, it shows that the US strategists are seriously thinking about a possible war with China and/or Russia. Second, the article makes a convincing-sounding case as far as the relative decline in the US military. It seems that that decline is at least in part due to the economic deterioration of the US, which can no longer afford to spend the money "needed" without sacrificing by making major cuts in social security - something that no politician has dared to do so far. John Reimann https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wake-up-americas-military-isnt-invincible/2018/12/23/bf0698e2-054c-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?utm_term=.4c67382ea3a5 -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
