I have this sad, but likely true, theory that the U.S. needs to always be involved in a war to stay in practice and iron out the kinks for bigger wars.
I say this as a medium-big supporter of the US military.
I say this as a medium-big supporter of the US military.
But one important element of dollar stability is that carrier group shows up on the doorstep of those getting out of line and shows them errors of their ways. Thus there is a constant need for some pretext to deploy military somewhere.
Securing oil fields and the Persian Gulf is more than money and oil, it’s about securing trade via maritime traffic in the gulf for liberal capitalist democracies worldwide.
And keeping oil access secure is about pure security but also keeping prices low to not disrupt economies.
At least that’s how I understand it.
Projects the power that the military will show up.