The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

At this time in the United States, undercurrents are surging.

As the crisis spread, internal conflicts in the United States became more acute.

Various voices are emerging in the United States.

For example, in order to prevent the new government from cutting military spending in the next year, the military-industrial complex wants to instigate action against Libya or Persia, or help its ally Britain fight the Second Falklands War.

In short, the military-industrial complex fears the most is military spending cuts, and war is the best option.

For example, those whose interests have been damaged in recent years are very dissatisfied with the high military spending and want to push the new government to cut military spending, preferably to the level of the Clinton administration.

According to them, the focus now is to save the economy!

Only when the economy is good can everyone live a better life.

So many people are calling for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.

They believe that by withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, they can significantly reduce military spending and use the money to develop the economy.

There are also some people who are very dissatisfied with the government's rescue of Wall Street investment banks and financial institutions.

Phenomena such as "too big to fail" are irritating the hearts of the lower-class Americans.

In addition, a large number of Latin American immigrants have smuggled into the United States, making the U.S. security environment never good and even going downhill.

Mexican warlords were fighting each other, and artillery shells even reached the United States.

After Barack failed to seek foreign assistance, he began to work hard within the United States. For example, he made health care reform the main focus of his domestic "New Deal" and intended to pass his health care reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.

For example, when internal conflicts arose, the Barack government began to guide and further divide the people through identity politics to avoid serious class confrontations during the crisis.

In addition, in terms of diplomacy, the Barack administration shifted the focus of counter-terrorism from Iraq to Afghanistan. It also focused on consolidating alliances with countries such as Britain, Japan, and Australia, cultivating partnerships with countries such as Brazil, Turkey, and Barak, building constructive relations with China and Russia, and actively engaging with Persia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Colombia.

Moreover, in exchange for Jewish capital purchasing government bonds through assistance to Israel, a large amount of advanced weapons and equipment were shipped to Israel.

You should know that these advanced weapons and equipment are all in active service in the United States.

When it comes to the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Barack has no solution but wants to maintain the status quo.

But there is another issue facing Barack, which is the Falklands dispute between Britain and Argentina. If this continues, the Second Falklands War may break out.

Once the United States chooses to stand with Britain, it will be detrimental to the national interests of the United States.

Because now, the whole of South America is gradually coming together, and the Union of South America is already moving towards regional economic integration.

Moreover, in recent years, the armed forces of South American countries have developed greatly and their military strength is not weak.

Argentina even has an aircraft carrier, even if it is just a light aircraft carrier, it has to be taken seriously.

Not to mention, Argentina has advanced missile boats, torpedo boats, frigates and destroyers!

The United States has a lot to say about the performance of these advanced warships. In many military exercises conducted by American think tanks, Britain has lost more than it has won.

Before this, Britain wanted to win support from the United States, but George Wharton refused, which led to the British government selling its property to raise funds for an expedition.

The withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan and Iraq has resulted in insufficient troop strength for the coalition forces. Even if the United States transfers troops from other places to Afghanistan and Iraq, it still loses some areas of control.

Unlike George Walton, Barack, as a Democrat, places more emphasis on ideology and also pays more attention to relations with allies.

So far, the United States has come to a clear understanding that the United States alone is not enough to dominate the world!
This is true for the economy, the military, and politics as well!

In terms of economy, the United States created the North American Free Trade Area with the intention of creating an economic alliance and economic integration in the North American region. Although various troubles occurred during the implementation process, the United States still benefited overall. At least the United States had greater influence on Canada and Mexico.

In terms of military, whether it is the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Afghanistan War or the Iraq War, the United States did not act alone, but pulled its allies to form a coalition. In this way, it appears to be powerful, and can make allies send troops and money, and also bear part of the losses.

In politics, the focus is on relations with allies.

Barack is more inclined towards consciousness.

He has even been brewing a plan - to return to the Asia-Pacific strategy!
However, to implement the strategy of returning to the Asia-Pacific, the United States must adjust its troop deployment. Otherwise, the current US military strength in the Asia-Pacific will still be far from enough.

This visit made Barack realize that the other party was not the same as he knew.

The more he understood, the more frightened Barack became.

Since taking over the US government, Barack has cursed George Walton in his heart more than once, believing that George Walton is simply the worst president in American history.

How much better off America was at the end of Clinton's term.

As a result, after only eight years, what he was left with was a mess.

The huge national debt and the annual interest payments are staggering; the military expenditures remain high, and the military-industrial complex has more than doubled in power and influence compared to eight years ago; the economy is bad, and under the impact of the crisis, the number of unemployed people in the United States is heading towards 5000 million; the record-breaking inflation has made people miserable.
The original alliance framework was greatly broken.

In Europe, the Franco-German alliance led the EU towards integration. The US and British troops withdrew from Germany, and Germany achieved true independence. The United States also had no troops stationed in France, which reduced the US influence on France and Germany to the lowest level since World War II.

Many European countries are deeply influenced by France and Germany, which has seriously weakened the influence of the United States in Europe.

The rapid reaction force formed by France and Germany is gradually replacing NATO and seriously weakening NATO's influence. So much so that now more than one European country has mocked NATO for being "brain dead"!
Türkiye, because the two sides had a falling out over the issue of interest distribution in the Iraq War, it was not easy for Barack to repair relations with Turkey.

Another aspect is the Middle East, or the Arab world.

Because of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States has a very bad image in the Arab world, and is almost equated with the Jews.

In Barack's view, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should not have been launched at all!

Look at it now, both wars have been fought for so many years, so much money has been spent, and so many people have been killed and wounded, but so far there is no sign of the war ending.

If possible, Barack wanted to end both wars, which he saw as two huge quagmires. (End of this chapter)