David Ignatius: “Here’s a fact that ought to startle every American who assumes that because we spend nearly $1 trillion each year on defense, we have primacy over our emerging rival, China.”
“Over the past decade, in U.S. war games against China, the United States has a nearly perfect record: We have lost almost every single time.”
“That’s a quote from a new book called The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, the most provocative critique of U.S. defense policy I’ve read in years. It’s written by Christian Brose, former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a close adviser to late senator John McCain (R-AZ). The book isn’t just a wake-up call, it’s a fire alarm in the night.”
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