Make no mistake, the US military will continue to thrive after Afghanistan
There are too many careers and too much money tied to American power projection. So expect it to shift, not recede from the stage.
Col (Ret.) Douglas Macgregor, U.S. Army, is a decorated combat veteran, a former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense under the Trump Administration, the author of five books, a PhD, and a senior fellow with the American Conservative.
There are too many careers and too much money tied to American power projection. So expect it to shift, not recede from the stage.
Conflict between the United States and China is both undesirable and imprudent, but appears inevitable given our current leadership.