Lawfare and readiness

Via In From the Cold and Eagle Speak, we find two fascinating examples of the use of legal and political means to systematically degrade US military training and readiness through limiting exercises and other pre-operational activities.

The profit motive, both political and financial, is examined in depth in both cases by our esteemed (virtual) colleagues.

These are the tactical innovations that will be exploited in coming 5GW, whether a puppeteer emerges to orchestrate them, or even if only a part of the parasitic marketplace that is developing around the blunting of US influence.