How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage

The Atlantic: “Had the Iran war been over in a matter of several weeks, as the administration initially predicted, the U.S. munitions problem would not be so dire. And the problem would be mitigated ‘if we knew when the war will end,’ one defense official told us. ‘The real problem is that there is no long-term strategy—and we can’t plan around that.'”

“Before the shortages, the U.S. used its technological advantages to shape its strategy. Now the technological advances of its foes—and the strain they have put on U.S. stockpiles—are forcing Washington to reconsider its strategy again, this time without the long-held assumption that U.S. forces would enjoy an advantage in munitions.”