Are we as a nation and a formidable combat force prepared to lead the world in deterring...
Ukrainian soldiers on the front line operate an anti-tank gun last week in its war with Russia. Is the U.S. prepared to lead the world in deterring further aggression or even engaging Russia militarily?Not since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 have the U.S. and Russia come so close to a global conflict than over Ukraine.
The world is watching and undoubtedly asking the same question. And rightly so. The image we project is troubling. As a nation, we are at one of our weakest junctures in decades. The polarization of our political debate is corrosive domestically and debilitating internationally. The constant assault on our democratic values, processes, institutions and even people by political leaders and influencers at all levels, as well as by sinister ideologues and provocateurs, is draining and exhausting.
The divide could not be more caustic. Our children are confused rather than educated. Parents, relatives, neighbors, co-workers and citizens across the board are polarized rather than harmonized.Our military is perhaps the best professionally trained and equipped in the world. Inevitably, it is a reflection of our sociopolitical and economic realities. The quantity and quality of those serving in uniform are shaped accordingly.
As political narratives and resulting ideological divides spread across the nation, the fiber of our military becomes susceptible to infection. The potential for political flirtation in our rank-and-file is real and should concern us all. War strategist Carl von Clausewitz famously insisted that “war is a continuation of politics by other means.”
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