It basically came down to this. The US Navy is wrecked beyond recognition and the USMC is jumping thru hoops to support its fuck up...

 

As we move into the future we are seeing cracks in the facade start. The US navy right now is absolutely terrified because china is about to replace us in the pacific in the next 20 years unless something major happens. And we are not ready for something major.

— wyatt (@tummymuncher) July 17, 2021

Hearing the CNO this week has been educational.

Surprisingly honest too.

He didn't go all the way but far enough to know the truth (finally).

The US Navy is fucked up.

It no longer has Naval Superiority.

It is no longer viable in the Pacific.

The USMC must assist with the sea battle (the US Army too) because the Navy along with the US Air Force are incapable of carrying the day.

This will have major ramifications for the nation.

Navy leadership (along with a couple of Presidents and Congress) have failed the nation.

The crazy thing?

We must become the guerrilla force to counter China, not the other way around.

Over committed, too wasteful and the loss of a true warrior ethos means that I have little confidence we will recover this lost ground.

How long before we're defending our own hemisphere instead of projecting power?