The following chart rather dramatically illustrates why talk that our military is being cut back to much is simply not the case. (It also show why one of the classic blunders is getting involved in a land war in Asia):
Source: The Business Insider.
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Uh, I gotta say, that “Available Manpower” column is total bullshit. You could only get a figure like that for the US if you counted every human being of draftable age, without regard to physical capability or potential deferment. Not to mention the amount of time & resources to turn those draftees into even cannon-fodder…
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@CB: Indeed, in re: the carriers.
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@CB: @Steven L. Taylor: And it’s actually much more uneven. The foreign carriers are roughly equivalent to our amphibious assault ships, of which we have nine in addition to the 10 much larger Nimitz class “supercariers” listed above.
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how many have combat-experienced officers and NCO’s? Just us and our best buddy the UK.
The Russians haven’t exactly been sitting back at the base playing cards for the past couple of decades. If nothing else, the South Ossetian War of 2008 (short as it was) had them in real combat against an alleged near-peer adversary.
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@Tyrell: their bff is taking care of it, like most of europe.
