The 'Two Big Wars At Once' Threat Returns With A Vengeance
https://www.strategypage.com/on_point/2017120522524.aspx
A quick scan of existing and emerging threats to the U.S. and its vital interests ought to end any lingering debate. The Pentagon must prepare to fight two simultaneous wars in two widely separated geo-political theaters.
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You bet your life. So, return to the first sentence. East Asia has two escalating conflicts: The grand crisis provoked by North Korea's threat to launch nuclear attacks against targets in Asia and North America; and the simmering war stirred by China's territorial grab in the South China Sea and evident intent to dominate the sea zone.
These conflicts are in the same "theater" -- a slight compensation.
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Do adversaries see an opportunity? Consider two adversaries with a record for gambling -- Iran and Russia. The year 2017 finds Iran waging a proxy war with Saudi Arabia and building permanent military installations in Syria. Iran is seeking nuclear weapons. What does the U.S. do if Iran decides to close the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic? Not serious enough? Iranian agents spark revolts in Bahrain and civil war in Iraq. Perhaps Iran attacks Iraqi Kurdistan under the pretext of preventing an independent Kurdistan. Iran is weak? What if North Korea provides Iran with nukes? Too farfetched? Russian leaders already contend a new Russia-U.S. Cold War has begun. Suppose Russia decides to support Iranian adventurism in the Middle East or Moscow decides to invade and annex eastern Ukraine. Is NATO prepared to respond? The U.S. is NATO's backbone. That war in the European theater would be a major American war.
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(Entire article is at the link. Zim.)
(Things to ponder . . . Zim.)
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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