Remember The Title ...

 ... of my first book? 

Well, I was wrong--it is not a myopia, it is an utter, sheer lack of vision and grasp of what strategy is. Strategic planning? What planning? 

Key US weapons stockpiles remain significantly depleted and will come under even more intense pressure if strikes against Iran continue at the current rate, as President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that the ceasefire in the conflict is “over.” The situation with armaments could impact the American military’s ability to fight a potential future war with China or even North Korea, experts told CNN. “If the war continues at the rate it’s been going for the last [five] days … it would reduce stockpiles enough that there would be a new, higher level of risk … with the Indo-Pacific,” said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel and defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. The early phase of the Iran conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, saw the US military expend thousands of key missiles used for long-range precision strikes and to defend against enemy air and missile attacks, according to analysts and previous CNN reporting.

Now they say that it may take between two to five years to "replenish"--it is akin to stating that I am between four to seven feet tall. 

But replenishment rates are low for key missiles, Cancian said — according to current fiscal year delivery schedules, the Pentagon is receiving roughly 15 new Tomahawks and 20 new Patriot missiles per month. There are no THAAD deliveries forecast in 2026. CSIS estimated it would take three or more years to rebuild those inventories to pre-Iran war levels.

Well, "pre-Iran levels" is an indicator that the US is incapable to fight even single medium-intensity conflict against subpar opponent and, most importantly, SUSTAIN it, period. This is not to mention the fact that it doesn't matter how many missiles for Patriot PAC3 or THAAD the US produces--the combat effectiveness of these systems is laughable. Are they that incompetent? Yes. Across the board. This is what happens when one gets too high on own supply of a second-rate militarist propaganda and military fairy tales. To illustrate, from three years ago:

This is the expenditure of the Patriot PAC3 missiles by a single battery before being wiped out (aka "slightly damaged" in Pentagonese) together with its combat crew by a single Kinzhal missile. This is half of the monthly production of these missiles by the US in a single tactical episode which lasted less than a minute. Count yourself. 

Muscovites Continue To Bring ...

... flowers, icons and children's toys to Iran's Embassy. Especially toys in memory of 171 innocent children ... Russians know, they had atrocity of Beslan directed by "intel services of unfriendly countries". 

Meanwhile 

The Trump administration is using up its stockpiles of missiles and other munitions during its war in Iran at a completely unsustainable rate, according to a report. Sources told the Financial Times the U.S. has already burned through “years” worth of missiles since the Middle East conflict began on Feb. 28, raising concerns about the spiraling cost of the war and whether the U.S. military will be able to replenish its arsenal.

I will reiterate, the US does not know what REAL war is, period. All "operations" by the US are designed against third rate enemies and are nothing more than a burst of "shock and awe" against people who cannot shoot back, developing of the fifth column to overthrow the "regime" and voila'--that's the American Way of War. Pete Hegseth is a product of this "culture" and he thought that he knows. He knows shit, because he is ROTC product with degree in "politics" and has no grasp of strategy of REAL war. Not surprising with his "experience" from Afghanistan. 

For people who still do not understand what is going on with the US arsenals, I want to reiterate--in comparison, in SMART munitions only Russia produces ORDER of magnitude (x 10 and even more) those munitions ranging from laser guided rounds to loitering munitions. Per bombs with UMPK--I don't know, 30 times more? And, then, of course, missiles--all kinds from stand off weapons ranging from Kh-101, 3M14(M), Kinzhals, 3M22 Zircons, P-800 Oniks and, of course, air defense missiles--the US does not even register here. It is simply insignificant. So, make your own conclusions. Now, to those who compare Iran and Russia--two different intensities of a conflict, two different weight categories. So, I remind you now sacramental from A.A. Svechin, Valery Gerasimov quotes him:

Memorize and internalize it, this may help in orienting oneself in the complexities of the warfare and geopolitics.