The US’ New National Defense Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up

Conor here: It’s almost as if the US is run by a cabal of war criminals who are the biggest threat to everyone on the planet. Here are some other reactions before the main piece: And then there’s this ongoing narrative that the US is admitting defeat against China, as if trillions in war budgets and trying to kneecap Beijing’s trade partners, control shipping lanes, and topple Beijing’s energy suppliers means that China is “not a priority”: Part of the new national defense strategy discusses “supercharging the U.S. defense industrial base.” Yet despite subsequent US administrations talking about firing up…