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Exactly where does General Murray believe such a land war will first take place? That matters greatly! When you said that the, "Chinese would use every asset they have in their arsenal..." you failed to address the nuclear option. I don't see the Chinese giving up or surrendering, they have waited too long to take our place on the global stage. Politically the world needs to start withdrawing ourselves from the addiction to cheap labor. Globally we need to stop supporting companies like Apple, Walmart, Nike and Tesla that continue use cheap labor to pad their profits. It is not worth it, and all that these companies are doing is digging the future graves of brave men and women that will be fighting this war on our behalf. China needs a robust economy in order to control their people and the world should stop supporting them. If we do that, then the revolution and change that we need will begin from within.
greg kosmala at 9:05 AMHi tech weaponry would be useless after an EMP.
Jim at 11:16 AM
I found the General's remarks (unfortunately) vague and not given enough time. He should have had an hour. In a land war with China, the PLA will "layer" their battle with ranged weapons from close-in to LRPFs. What happens if the PLA unleashes volleys of ATGMs, UAVs, artillery, and LRPFs that craters the landscape like the Moon---"BIG BAD BOOMS?" Then, the US Army's approach of using tracked vehicles will be moot if there are massive craters everywhere. And the US Army didn't seem to support the US Marines, and just brushed them aside.
The USA may have precision weapons, but the PLA has lots of precision AND inaccurate weapons with massive explosive yields. That is how they fight. PLA can bombard and change the landscape and not even bother to hit anything. That is one weakness of the DoD in that DoD HAS TO HIT something. Afghanistan proved this with massive volleys of fire into the FOBs. The soldiers lacked the firepower and range to often hit back---many FOBs were a mess like Camp Outpost Keating.
Would new Army FVL ATGM helicopters be better? Would new drone swarms be better? Would blimps overhead for AMD and BMD be better? Would gliders be better? Would LAPES tanks be better? The concepts of innovation seem that the US Army wants to replace their Legacy AFVs, something that they have been trying to do for decades.
The M5 RIPSAW concept (graphic here) is novel, but recall, M5 RIPSAW was NOT a RFP! It was an innovative design from Howe Tech Brothers who PITCHED the M5 RIPSAW to the Army and the Army wasn't really interested until the RCV Program. The US Army didn't ASK for RIPSAW to be made! Perhaps that is the way that the US Army should tackle A2/AD---ask Industry for countering A2/AD ideas.
Again, General Murray should have been given a hour and not half-an-hour to speak.
The U.S. must not wait to confront China in the South China Sea or elsewhere. We must prepare our military to win. Hardware no matter how advanced, is not enough. We must have the will to prevail. China has a blue water Navy, it also has and continue to modernize its military while we continue to be divided and distracted at home. While China continue to build militarized reefs in the South China Sea, we must start building up our military capabilities in the South China Sea. We must let the Chinese know that there is no possibility of them winning any confrontation against the U.S. Today they believe they can prevail given our distraction here at home. A robust U.S. military includes expanding our technological military know how. We must offer incentives for the best and the brightest to enlist in our military. We have war fighting experience. We have very capable military leaders and personnel to fight and win if necessary. We must make it clear to the Chinese, any move to take Taiwan by force, would be a serious mistake in judgement and that we would use all the tools available to us to insure they wouldn't succeed.
Willie at 10:25 AM
Greg Kosmala is dead right. Strangle the funds. The financial cost of an immediate worldwide withdrawal from cheap labour and goods is but a drop in the ocean when compared to that of a cyber or hot war, or both. Let it all be done with, never again will we fund such ideals.
Aussie at 4:47 PM