Even a "master" like the United States will be beaten by the king of the lowly martial arts. Even if it is as powerful as the United States, even if it is attacked by a rather primitive **, there will be a day when it will not be able to bear it.
On January 28, local time, the U.S. ** Command issued a statement confirming that a drone attacked a U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring more than 30 others.
According to reports, this is the first time since the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that US soldiers have been killed in an attack in the Middle East. Of course, this is the first time that the US military has taken the initiative to admit **. Prior to this, the US military had maintained an astonishing strategic strength.
Do you remember the last time there were no U.S. military personnel? It was two Navy SEALs who were on a mission in West Asia and then fell overboard. The U.S. military launched a 10-day search and rescue operation, but finally found nothing, admitting that the two men died.
The U.S. military began to be very secretive about this matter, refusing to explicitly say that it was related to the fighting situation on the side of the Houthis, but said that the two men were missing in the waters of Somalia. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Gulf of Aden, where the US military and the Houthis are fighting, is just north of Somalia.
Later, the U.S. military ** command finally said that the two men had seized a dhow, which was very primitive, and the U.S. military believed that the sailing ship contained parts of missiles delivered by Iran to the Houthis. At this time, a big wave came, one buddy fell into the sea, and the other went to save it, but he didn't come back.
Although I don't understand too much, in Iran, north of Yemen, how can the delivery ** be transported to the east and south of Yemen. But since the United States says yes, so it is.
After the U.S. military reported this, both retired and active Navy SEALs felt very strange. Among the questions they asked: Why did you board a slow-moving little wrecked ship at night? Why not wait for better conditions for performing the task? Commandos will all carry positioning and survival equipment, how can they go missing? According to the standard operating procedure, it should be a speedboat to search and rescue, why would a second person jump into the sea to save people and put himself in?
What they don't ask is why Iranian missile parts are shipped on dhows. There are too many broken bones to say. But since the United States said so, that is, so it is.
The United States has always been a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle before, and it was either a "contractor" who was bombed in the base, and the "contractor" did not have a heart attack after seeing the big scene. Either it is its own soldier "brain**", in short, the United States has always maintained the King Kong without bad body.
Now, why in tiny Jordan, suddenly 3 soldiers were killed and more than 30 were injured, such an exaggerated data came out? You must know that the main force that was attacked before was the US military bases in Iraq and Syria, Jordan? Not to mention the headlines, I couldn't even get a briefing before.
The more likely explanation is that the North American continent is too big to accommodate not only the USA, but now it can also accommodate USB, USC, and the Lone Star Republic. With half of the Republican-controlled states facing off against federal forces, the risk of a second civil war in the United States has increased dramatically.
When this empire is facing external troubles, you Texas and your Republican Party are still engaged in internal fighting, you are not patriotic, you are only caring about selfish interests, and you are disregarding the general interests of the country! Until the struggle of the "Second Civil War" in the United States subsides, we will continue to see that the US military, which used to have a golden bell jar and an iron cloth shirt, will be "ruined" again and again in order to divert some of our attention.
The U.S. military was beaten, ** Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin both released words that they would resolutely retaliate, and the United States would respond at a time and place of its choosing. In the past, if the United States said that, everyone might still be worried and afraid, but now. Who is still afraid of you, the United States?
Did the United States take Afghanistan or Iraq, did it teach Iran a lesson, or did it hammer the Houthis? None of them.
In the African savannah, although the lion is the king of beasts, it is often "anal gouge" by hyenas. The hyena pack will surround the lion, little by little, and if the lion attacks violently, they will immediately run away. If the lion is dying and its paws are limp and weak, the hyenas will rush up and eat the lion.
According to the views of the United States and the West, the world today is still a jungle society that follows the law of the jungle. In this jungle of the world, the United States is now that weak lion, and around him, I don't know how many hyenas. Since the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on 7 October, US military bases have endured more than 150 attacks, but the US counterattack has been weak and limited.
The reason why Biden, Austin and others want to hold on and retaliate is also to let other countries in the jungle see that they still have the ability to fight back and can still bite. But these are just a slap in the face to make a fat man.
What everyone has seen is that the United States is retaliating against its opponents with ruthless words, and on the other hand, it is constantly withdrawing its troops from the Middle East. The base in northeastern Syria was withdrawn, and negotiations with Iraq began for the withdrawal of troops. Since you're ready to withdraw, then you can pretend to be tough and have a der! But the United States is the United States, and that's how it likes to pretend to be X.
At the end of the empire, because of the weakening of absolute strength, domestic and foreign affairs and military will usher in waves of challenges. The collapse of a powerful empire is never overnight, but a long and continuous impact, continuous "bloodletting", which will bring an empire to its downfall.
At this stage, how many challenges does the United States face inside and out? I'm afraid I can't count them on two hands. Internal and external troubles, internal and external difficulties, can be used to describe the current United States. In the face of problems, there is no way to solve them, and there is no ability to solve them, so we have to constantly improve our strategic strength.
Some people like to laugh at their own country's strategic determination, and now it is their turn to laugh at the United States. Some people simply don't understand that maintaining strategic concentration and surrendering without a fight is the best strategy.
In the Battle of Changping in the Warring States Period, the two armies of Qin and Zhao faced each other, and the strategy of Lian Po, the general of Zhao, was originally right, and Zhao could not defeat Qin, so he could only hold on. But from the point of view of King Zhao, the national strength of Qin is strong and the national strength of Zhao is weak, hundreds of thousands of troops are consumed on the front line, and the first one who cannot afford it must be Zhao. Zhao Kuo is just a backstabber, without Zhao Kuo, there will be someone else to replace Lian Po in the battle.
In the battle of Qin's annihilation of Chu, Wang Jian led the Qin State to pour 600,000 troops, but he did not fight a decisive battle with the Chu army, but fought against it on the front line. The Chu army was moved by the Qin army and was exhausted. In terms of national strength, Chu is not as good as Qin, and what can't be consumed must be Chu. The longer it takes, the weaker the state of Chu is, and the more it can't be consumed.
After the "return to the Asia-Pacific region," the US military has gradually increased its forces in the vicinity of the Asia-Pacific region. It is generally believed that the US military has deployed at least 60 percent of its total strength in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the statistics of **, the navy accounts for seventy percent.
But are these forces useful? It doesn't work anymore. Fight, do you dare to fight in the United States? Can't. Withdraw, do you dare to withdraw? Don't dare. We can only send a large number of troops, equipment, and personnel here to encircle China.
As a result, a similar scene was formed in the battle of Changping and the battle of Qin and Chu as exemplified earlier, and the two sides fought against each other. China doesn't matter, it's in its own home. When the navy and air force go out for patrol and training, they are all backed by land-based bases, and it is very convenient to repair and replenish supplies.
What about the United States? The navy and air force from Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines bases are relatively close, but they are also much farther than China. This will cost a lot of money, not to mention the cost of sending aircraft carriers and personnel from the US mainland from time to time. The United States has come from thousands of miles away, and what it has done is a trivial matter of withdrawing after a few provocations, and it has not been able to use its eggs strategically, and it has consumed itself in vain.
At the instigation of the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is still very stable on the whole, despite the fact that small frictions such as the Philippines come and go from time to time. The US military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region is pure air consumption, but it does not dare to withdraw it.
In order to fill the military void in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States did not hesitate to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia and the UAE hugged their thighs and begged for nothing. The U.S. retreat coincided with the Kabul version of the "Saigon moment," and it was even worse. Saigon also only threw an iron fist, and Kabul directly staged a trapeze.
We all know that everything must have advantages and disadvantages. The United States is located outside the world island, and its advantage is to stay away from the disputes in Eurasia, and it has taken advantage of both wars to become the hegemon. The disadvantage is that it is far from the center of world civilization, and the price to pay for influencing in Eurasia is also high.
The cost of the projection of the US military is much higher than that of the countries that are themselves in the great Eurasian powers. The longer it takes, the more the United States will suffer losses and the weaker its national strength will be. After a long time, the first to suffer was the United States. If the Soviet Union had been smarter at that time and had this consciousness, it would never have been dragged down by the United States.
A large number of troops are contained in the Asia-Pacific region, and other areas of the US global strategy are bound to leak wind everywhere and cannot take care of their heads. Many countries in West Asia have seized the opportunity to follow the example of hyenas in besieging lions, and Iran, Syria, Iraq, and other countries have attacked the United States en masse, which is the best proof of this.
On this point, it is impossible for the United States, which has a short history and has no past experience to draw from, to understand it at all. Don't look at the fact that the Internet is so developed nowadays, you can get any information, but there is a big difference between being able to see it and being able to understand it. There is also a big difference between thinking that you understand it and actually seeing it and not understanding it.
In the American movie "Super Battleship", the U.S. military is at a loss in the face of aliens' dimensionality reduction strikes.
At this time, the Japanese officers who were conducting joint exercises with the US military came up with an unfathomable idea, which the US commander directly did not understand. Then he said: Are you going to drag "The Art of War" for me? I've read that book six times, and I don't see any use for it.
The Japanese commander immediately said in a serious manner: The book was written by the Chinese.
At the end of the film, when the American commander thought that he had applied "The Art of War" to defeat the strong with the weak and defeat the aliens, he said with emotion: "The sound in "The Art of War" is attacking the west, and I finally understand what it means after so many years!
The Japanese commander immediately slapped him in the face: this is not what you understand at all.
The American commander smiled stiffly: really?
Japanese Commander: Not even close.
This is the disadvantage of a short history, there is no substance. What you think and what you actually are, may not be the same thing at all. The United States may not even understand the meaning of Operation Lone Star in Texas. For a powerful empire, external troubles are only mustard diseases, and internal worries are major problems.
Is Qin annihilating the Six Kingdoms strong? It's not an internal problem, how can there be a movement for the restoration of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms.
Is the Western Han Dynasty strong? Wang Mang changed his surname.
Was the Eastern Han Dynasty strong? The eunuch's relatives tossed and were half dead.
The Tang Dynasty came to the dynasty, and before the rebellion, it was far away in Central Asia and the Arab Empire. An Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty became "leftover Tang" in seconds.
Although Texas could not lead to the second civil war in the United States, so many states and the federation have to fight each other, and there must be a result. The first time may be to allow local governments to hold group exercises, the second time is the southeast mutual protection, and the next time is the Wuchang Uprising.
Saying this, can the United States understand?
The sun never sets on the empire, when will the "Star-Spangled Banner that never sets" fall? The collapse of the Soviet Union can still retain one main body, Russia, and the collapse of the United States will also disintegrate. The North American continent is so big that it can accommodate the USA, USB, USC...10, 20 little Americas is not too much.
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