Is The American Empire’s War Machine Running Out Of Steam?

Authord by James Holbrooks via TheAntiMedia.org,
‘Years of complex operations and the ongoing demands of units in the field have left the armed forces struggling to maintain both operational capacity and high levels of readiness, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.’ That’s the opening paragraph of an article published last week. The piece, titled ‘The US military is struggling to keep up with all its responsibilities,’ could just as easily been titled ‘The American Empire is overextended,’ as it thoroughly details the GAO’s negative assessment of the current state of the U. S. war machine.
Writing that ‘unrelenting demands from geographic commanders for particular types of forces are disrupting manning, training, and equipping cycles,’ the report breaks down how each branch of the military is essentially overburdened and underprepared to fulfill its national security obligations.
The Air Force, for instance, has reported that less than 50 percent of its forces are at acceptable readiness levels. Additionally, the branch says, it’s short of 1,500 pilots and 3,400 maintenance crewmembers.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 21, 2017.