The dotrine is to be able to fight 2 major wars in 2 separate parts of the world simultaniously. The US can certainly do this. What isn't said, however, is that this really depends on which wars that they're fighting.
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The last time I saw the defense review precedings headed by then Joint Chiefs of Staff Colon Powell before the Senate on CSPAN the picture wasn't even that rosey. He wasn't even getting close to 2 major wars Capability. The last I heard it was a Major Conflict and one Minor. During WWII I guess you could say that the US was fighting on 3 Major conflicts.
Europe: (Libya,Eqypt,Sicily,Italy,Normandy, France,Germany)
Pacific: (Midway,The Island Chains(Iwo,Tarawa,New Guinne,Philipines,etc)
Asia: (China,Burma, India)
True Global War.
I realistically don't see us Able to fight 2 wars at the same time without shifting into a total war footing with campanies pumpings out Guns,Butter,Tanks,Bullets,Planes, 24 hours a day. And having a Draft to get 2/3 million more men. Depending on the situation.
The worst case scenario is to allow things to develop in such a manor as a whole continent explodes into War at the same time.
Don't forget that in Korea we were not only fighting the Koreans but also eventually the chinese as well. And they attacked in strenth of 1,000,000 men.
Chinas Army is larger then Russia's 12,000,000 Active/ 30 Million reserve; man army at the height of the USSR's power.
God forbid such a catastrophe.
I love the way the current administration is handling the situation, but aside from what is being said in public and the saber rattling, all of which has a purpose. There are some very real worries within the American Military Juggernaut. As our enemies wait on us this is the One time that America Becomes stronger with each passing day.
Unfortunately every nation on the face of the planet knows what the current US force structure is. What is imponderable to the Enemies of America is what the Industrial Might and the American people are capable of producing and the actual numbers of men and tanks we can over a year period put on the ground if need be. For instance around 2/3000 M1 tanks have been built over the last 18 some odd years. I would not find it inconceivable that under the right sorts of pressures the Good Ole US of A could produce that many in a single year. And that is where America's strength in a long drawn out conflict is. And A long drawn out conflict is exactly where the US and our Allies are finding ourselves. But in that you can see that our enemies over the short term have very little chance of victory, and over the long term NO chance at victory.
Thank God Almighty for the USA.