December 12, 2019
Prioritize Plan A: America's Navy Must Come First
A naval-centric approach that plays to America’s geographic strengths will better protect American power and defense interests across the world in the long-term.
by Christopher Mott
Last month, the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan marked its eighteenth year and November 24 marked three years since the first American casualty in Syria’s civil war. As these conflicts drag on, America’s endless wars deserve closer examination. But it’s not enough to say the wars should end; we need to reconsider the ideas that drive them. The concept of overextension in particular needs elaboration.
Defenders of the bipartisan status quo are pushing back on flagging public support for their policies. Their favored tactic is to label those who wish to end these failed policies as “isolationists†regardless of whether they support trade and diplomacy. One could more effectively make the case that the supporters of endless wars themselves are the isolationists for how their policies isolate the United States in the international community and isolate Washington from the will of the people.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/prioritize-plan-americas-navy-must-come-first-104602
