(Shutterstock)The US National Defense Strategy Commission, which released its latest strategy document in late November, faced bitter criticism from within. But less than 1/12th of this was incurred by agencies dealing with international affairs.Top strategic experts have realized that the National Security Advisor underfunds civilian tools causing overmilitarization of foreign policy. The US “needs a larger force than it has today if it is to meet the objectives of the strategy”. Take the case of the “USS Gerald Ford, the most expensive aircraft carrier ever built at $13 billion. The US incurred approximately $6 trillion on wars, killing about 500,000 people since the 9/11 attacks of 2001.

Source: The Telegraph December 29, 2019 18:56 UTC