The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. US Navy Photo
Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest: Is America Still a Military Superpower?
As other nations gain some important military advantages, Washington must deal with Sequestration.
No doubt talk around those always busy coffee nooks and hallways in DC think tanks these past few weeks centered around the question of America’s defense budget. And with various proposals floating around the corridors of power, great conservative think tank studies breaking down U.S. defense needs along with a spirited debate concerning the size of various armed forces like the navy, the conversation has certainly been flowing. And so it should, considering the times we live in.
America, in many respects, is a tired and weary superpower. Having fought two long and draining wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11, many assumed that the nation rightly deserved some sort of “peace dividend.” And there is no doubt this makes sense—heck, it was done after the Cold War, why not now?
Update: How Powerful Is America's Military Really? -- Zachary Keck, National Interest
WNU Editor: For the foreseeable future the answer is an easy yes .... America is a military supperpower. But trends are everything, and the trend for the U.S. is to have a smaller military footprint on the world scene.
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