As empty as Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

"Where do we go from here? Can we continue to help Ukraine if our supplies are this low? Can we help Taiwan if China attacks them? Do we have enough stuff to fight off Canada if they attack us? We are in trouble folks. Deep, deep trouble. The "Great Reset" has reset us on a course to mayhem."  

Wow! What a revelation the news this morning! Subject? Our readiness (militarily). Not only are we not making our recruitment goals, but we are also running out of some particularly important munitions. Seems that when Uncle Joe let the cat out of the bag (so to speak), about the status of our 155mm artillery shells, he was telling the truth (a rare moment for sure). Is that serious? Only if you are going to fight a war.

Unless we "put the metal to the pedal", it will take five years to replenish our 155mm artillery shells. Or it could take seven years. But that is only part of it. It will also take almost 10 years to replenish our Javelin anti-tank missiles. How about eighteen years to replenish Stinger missiles? Wait a minute! How could this happen? Is nobody "watching the store"? Short answer - no.

Lloyd Austin, who is terrible as our Secretary of Defense, is so busy looking for "White Supremacists", getting pronouns right, and teaching diversity, inclusion as well as other bs, he has allowed our readiness to dwindle. Not enough troops, not enough bullets. Somebody should have told Secretary Austin what the military is for. Bluntly speaking, it is to break things and kill people - if needed. 

It did not take long to see what Biden has done to our military. We saw it in Afghanistan. We left billions of dollars of OUR military equipment on the ground, just waiting for the Taliban to take it. We left the blood of thirteen brave servicemen and women on the ground during our botched retreat. Plus, we left Americans, friendly Afghans, and women who will soon be subjected to being second-class citizens, once again. Well played, Lloyd.

Think China is watching? How about Taiwan? Not only are we running out of stuff, but much of what we promised to Ukraine and Taiwan is way, way late in being delivered. What have we learned about this huge snafu? Warfighting is a grownup business. It is not for kids or ideologues. If you are going to commit this country to help other countries fight off aggressors, you better know what you are doing. This clown car we have in Washington right now does not know if it is Tuesday or Thursday half the time. Heck, they don't even know what a man is, or a woman is.

Where do we go from here? Can we continue to help Ukraine if our supplies are this low? Can we help Taiwan if China attacks them? Do we have enough stuff to fight off Canada if they attack us? We are in trouble folks. Deep, deep trouble. The "Great Reset" has reset us on a course to mayhem.