Assessing the challenges faced by America's military as it contends with China, Russia

According to a Wall Street Journal article, the U.S. is tackling a new era of "great power" competition with China and Russia, but the American military is not quite yet ready for those challenges. Michael Gordon, a national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, who authored the article, discussed it with CBS News.
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[@davisluong2060]

The toughest enemy is all the politicians at the White House and Capital Hill especially during annual budgets

[@akarma111]

A handful of senile deranged psychopaths are hardly dangerous. We’re dangerous for wussing out and letting them control us

[@kristenjohn]

You are right 💯, How are you doing today?

[@Brian-xb3zu]

The White House ain't gonna protect you

[@TheJollyRogerPirate]

This

[@FloofyMinari]

wtf does this even mean lmao Politicians are doing the jobs they were elected for. How are they the enemy for doing their job? Just another bot trying to create division among Americans.

[@llee2096]

Send the politicians, and their friends an families over there to fight the wars they want. Leave the rest of us to protect our borders, homes and families.

[@SpiritMover314]

We have to support the military and our intelligence agencies…I do agree, all wars have to make sense for our protection, physically and financially.

[@justanotheroldguy738]

Can we send the weapons makers too? And their lobbyists? And all those war criminals who said we'd win easily in Iraq?

[@JogBird]

because 800 foriegn military bases isnt enough

[@Shining237]

👍

[@AlexNH56]

It’s not

[@zacharydavis4398]

Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness

[@noahclark4097]

American fears the end of hegemony

[@beastmode8203]

The world will burn before that happens ☢️

[@hangender]

we shouldn't take 10000 million dollars to shoot down a $5 balloon, for one.

[@dezafinado]

Actually, it was 1 Gazillion Billion dollars and that balloon was 99 cents to make.

[@oka2046]

These people are just playing on people's minds telling them about fears and threats. They are inviting more fears and threats to a point these things happen.

[@mattie22011]

why is the even a thing

[@comodice905]

5 to 10 weeks is the timeline

[@AlexNH56]

We aren’t though.

[@tylerbenrich]

Far as I'm concerned nobody can do it better so...

[@Pilotpailie]

Find an off-ramp.

[@ronlacker326]

You forgot one: DIVERSITY

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Only in America could Congress have hearings showing America's weakness on the verge of war.🤦

[@ACTHdan]

America would win a world war against China, but lose battles in south East pacific, and probably arctic region where Russian submarines patrol.

[@theilluminati4406]

Appear weak when you are strong

[@quinnjackson9252]

Are you a russian or Chinese bot?

[@frenchcat2910]

It's called transparency.

[@dirka_dirka_mohammedalijihad]

​@@frenchcat2910 lol They want this war. Nobody in their right mind shows how weak they are.

[@TheMcs33]

We need a 💪 prisedent that part

[@aajabbinmagosh5509]

They can't they talk about world peace all wars

[@loretaavecilla730]

One thing US can do, to be at par with China and Russia, is to strengthen its military ties with Its NATO and ASEAN allies. As of now, it seems only Japan and South Korea are the only allies who will fight side by side with US. US should see to it that all its allies will act like Japan and South Korea.

[@majorseventh2699]

Can't seem to kick pootin to the curb how do we figure on taking on China to?...

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

The U.S. has also invaded or bombed dozens of countries and supported nearly every single right-wing dictatorship in the world since the end of World War II. It has overthrown or attempted to overthrow dozens of foreign governments since 1949 and has actively sought to crush nearly every single people’s liberation movement over that same period. It has also meddled in scores of elections, in countries that are allies and adversaries alike. Forcing other countries to “adopt there so called American values .”

[@user-ek3ez8xi6c]

This is Chinese propaganda! You are Chinese troll! You are a liar! Chinese has to lie !

[@marzinerudolph2102]

So had a lot of other countries hate on the us all you want no nations perfect but we good this way and obviously you either know our Language or prob live her so why not leave then? People like you have no value

[@ihmpall]

Yet everyone let’s us set up military bases and everyone wants to join nato. Why is that ?

[@analyticalmindset]

I'm so happy the world is finally waking up . America IS the bad guy

[@user-ek3ez8xi6c]

@@analyticalmindset I am so happy that the world is waking up that China is the bad guy. Chinese culture is evil culture!

[@Robby3296]

Need a draft.

[@mumford5111]

Buddy looks like Shoigu

[@shutin4good227]

And australia thinks it has a chance to counter china🤣🤣

[@Wooster77]

These kinds of stories are run to get Americans ready for when the US military engages in unprovoked attacks against these alleged “threats”.

[@gabriel-kn1bl]

The US military have all the reason and opportunity to send their forces in Ukraine but it didn't happen yet... I'm still waiting, many thought they want to invade Russia. What do you think they are waiting for?

[@rc-st9pg]

They are seeding the idea of world war. Then comes a false flag. Then we go to war. They do this every single time. And its not a decade in the future. Its likely in the coming years or even months. Especially if Russia wins the Ukraine conflict. They will stage some kind of Russian attack on the US. Possibly even nuclear.

[@DiviAugusti]

“Unprovoked attacks” By that do you mean a Chinese invasion of Taiwan?

[@alexgonzalez8904]

I agree and also those kidnappings in Mexico will come out to be that the Chinese and Russian governments are paying cartel memebers to harm Americans in reality we could have just befriended Mexico and they could have took over as a manufacturing hub instead of china but America china and Russia are in bed together

[@pythondre]

Now do Russia invading Ukraine and China wanting to invade Taiwan.

[@GolDRoger-fx2fp]

Russia and China also not ready to a global conflict.

[@RAWGRIP54]

It's going to take another Pearl harbor to get our act together. We never fire the first shot....

[@jasons44]

BUILD MORE NAVY SHIPS

[@jessemaxi]

Forgetting America's allies? England, France the Spanish.... Not to mention the smaller allies that are armed to the teeth with advanced military technology like Australia, Canada, New Zealand. I haven't named the 50+ other countries like Brazil, All of Europe ect.

[@danielclark2864]

Time to start the volunteer force again and get ramped up on numbers and America can fight on two or more fronts.

[@akarma111]

On behalf of all billionaires and money hoarders - We solute your enthusiasm! Deus Hoc Vult!

[@JustAGrunt0311]

🇺🇸 Semper Fi

[@devildevil2271]

Maybe US should acknowledge, admit and accept that it can't survive without Chinese 💵💰😂😂

[@ragingmonk6080]

US beef exports to China: $2.23 billion in the first 10 months of 2022 US pork exports to China: $1.7 billion per year US chicken exports to China: $3.4 billion per year United States ships more than 50 billion gallons of water to China, per year. Soybeans accounted for nearly one-half of U.S. agricultural exports to China at a record $16.4 billion. - Jan 6. 2023 US is China's #2 trading partner and a major source of income. We can starve China and drain its wallet. That is before we block ship going to China. China will not survive as long as Russia has.

[@sportyspice9699]

Look up peter zeihan.

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@sportyspice9699 Look up fool that wants clicks.

[@whitehorse4318]

The United States has put a semiconductor ban on Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. As you can see in Russia, they are stealing Ukrainian washer machines for their semiconductors. Russia needs semiconductors for their weapons. We are moving companies out of China to India and Mexico. We are slowly existing Chinese markets. China is very desperate now.

[@blokin5039]

@@sportyspice9699 Zeihan is in the CCP payroll.

[@fastcharger3314]

I totally wish people would unite in support of our government and our military in support of democracy and the protection of our allies and friends around the globe.

[@sleepdivision388]

theres no money made during peace. The big money is in military contracts with the banks...

[@rorytribbet6424]

I Shid!!

[@Jay2tha206]

It sounds like we should not had germanys back in 1944

[@Jbstation516]

Who has China fought to be able to compare?

[@geraldmarfoe348]

Only Vietnam (1979).

[@oka2046]

China pushed back the US military in the Korean War. Read history.

[@Jbstation516]

@@oka2046 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Jbstation516]

@@geraldmarfoe348 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@justanotheroldguy738]

Are you pointing out that America is the one who engages in illegal wars ALL THE TIME?

[@jamesgrant-il7hl]

The the American military

[@vihailevagi]

These comments are unbelievably dumb.

[@mysticalwind4632]

Developing countries like China have the right to defend themselves against the never ending threats of the unhinged hegemon.

[@Dushmann_]

China is not a "developing country" China is the second wealthiest country in the world with the largest military in the world

[@justanotheroldguy738]

I agree with your general view, but China is a modern, industrial nation. More technologically advanced than the US. Example, China has almost 30,000 miles of high speed rail. The US has about 150 miles. Plus US trains have a tendency to fall over.

[@Dushmann_]

@@justanotheroldguy738 You're basing the level of technological advancement of an entire country on just TRAINS? lol. lmao even. If the US wanted to build high speed trains, it could. Just because China has better trains does not mean they're more technologically advanced than the US.

[@justanotheroldguy738]

@@Dushmann_ Next time, I'll write a 20-page essay for you. Should I read it for you too? Or , you could look into it yourself.

[@beastmode8203]

​@@justanotheroldguy738 LOL yeah right 🤣

[@andreyaalderete7789]

I don't think this is something we should just air all over the media...

[@whitehorse4318]

These are politicians talking about military issues. The United States military is always two steps ahead of our enemies. The semiconductor ban on China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is a perfect example. We need military grade semiconductors for our advanced military equipment (fighter jets, missiles, satellites, tanks and see on). That is why Russians are stealing Ukrainian washer machines, for the semiconductors inside them.

[@punapeter]

Taiwan IS NOT THE U$ or *N **-AT-** WO*

[@betoperez8634]

And it doesn’t belong to China .

[@AJolie009]

@@betoperez8634 Yes it does! Your only interest in Twain lies in depending heavily on their semiconductors as well as containing China!

[@yesimsureienteredmynamecorrect]

Neither is Ukrain.

[@walden6272]

@@betoperez8634 Practically every Nations recognize Taiwan as part of China, including the US. That is why Taiwan does not have any seat in the UN, it's just a autonomous province of China. By treating Taiwan as separate from China, that is basically telling the Chinese you want to take away a part of their country, which is a declaration of war.

[@Melrose51653]

Not ready for great power competition with Russia? Is that a joke ?

[@unknownesc8783]

YALL READY FOR BATTLEFIELD 2024 👹

[@Vrillon2025]

Reporter you are asking top secret questions to show the enemy public information we see you

[@jaysartori9032]

We have to keep training for war. We got to stop China from getting anymore economics help, from us or any other country!!

[@shizu720]

if using nuclear bomb is not allowed in war,US forces alone will dominate the battleground 😂😂

[@arjunparmar7916]

Don't do this yaar

[@christerry7818]

We have known China has been on the offensive for decades why are we on our heels? Our defense spending is 10 times what any other Country in the world! Where did our money go?

[@oka2046]

.......Corruption

[@_i_am_unceded]

Honor and Respect ❤️ Greetings from Avondale Florida 🌺🌴🌺🌴🌺

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

god bless

[@accobb1553]

Winter Haven...Hi neighbor!

[@jonathantoymaker]

Cut the military budget in half and then cut It in half again....

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

The Navy’s Big Carrier Groups Are Sitting Ducks Can the top brass admit how much we have spent on fleets that are now obsolete? The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman departs with its strike group toward the Middle East from Naval Station Norfolk, “The Shrinking U.S. Navy” (April 5) focuses on the number of ships that the U.S. Navy is commissioning and retiring rather than their capability. The inconvenient truth is that our Navy has 12 carrier groups and all are now obsolete. The Chinese have developed an antiship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, nicknamed the “carrier killer.” It has a range of 1,200 miles and can fly at speeds higher than Mach 5. During descent to the target, it can fly at Mach 10. That’s like launching one in Chicago and hitting the Statue of Liberty three minutes later.

[@dezafinado]

The US has a secret weapon - Trump.

[@davidjones6389]

Maybe in the 20th century. Try and keep up.

[@user-ek3ez8xi6c]

Brag,brag, brag, Chinese brag! 中国吹牛世界第一!

[@bernardqblack]

The US has Mac 27 aircraft and missiles.... You think the Chinese, who haven't actually fought anyone for 60 years, are gonna be a match?

[@ihmpall]

China has fast missiles. Fast missiles are hard to aim and target.

[@mrace9836]

Too bad we've sent all our weapons to other counties smh

[@technoir2584]

The Greed of Capitalism created the Chenese superpower.

[@zacharysutton-giglia2346]

Stop this madness

[@jeffreyvonaspern3057]

Taiwan will not be over with in less than 3 months and that's if Taiwan fights poorly and that's not likely at all

[@nelson251]

Never forget 🇺🇸 has more than 5 million citizens who love their country and have millions of guns, and some even have tanks.

[@kgdynamic]

More than 5 million means nothing once Nuclear bombs drop on top of those 5million heads

[@user-ol1qm9ey7g]

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[@thomasrogers9146]

WHY NT FIX HOME AND FIX OUR OVER 1000 TRAIN DERAILMENT AND CLEAN UP OUR HOME LESS ENCAMPMENT.

[@victoriavillanueva-tl8mr]

The

[@jeffreyvonaspern3057]

Name a large scale war we have been in that we the united states'have not started from behind our great and grand parents handled it we will too

[@ricndv3418]

I Agree,, china is getting much bigger military spending every year, compared to the U.S. the war in Ukraine is an eye opener to all NATO allied, how can you win the battle if the military supply is very low, if China and U.S. collide, China will have the advantage to Win. that is the basic rule, the more the better..

[@eliyasalisho348]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jasons44]

U.s must open more of Anwar 🛢️ oil

[@eliyasalisho348]

😁

[@austinshannon4197]

China.

[@chillxxx241]

I remember growing up with the threat of the USSR and then the wall fell. Then Japan’s economy was going to dominate the world and then it didn’t. The. We had the “Axis of Evil”. I wouldn’t want to be Saddam Hussein is gone and I wouldn’t want to be Iran or N. Korea right now.

[@christinafirst8416]

Did you try doing the cash hack program yet I did cash hack just some days back and I got paid $20,000 in just some hours

[@p.a.andrews7772]

PROPAGANDA

[@faivntajlis1921]

Americans chicken can not challenger China because of weaknes right

[@accobb1553]

These comments are so funny! So many misinformed people.

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

Hahahaha not surprised to see this kind of fantastical war propaganda tripe from a mental state that has flipped it's lid.

[@geraldmarfoe348]

The fighter aircraft shown during the last minute of this video included Polish Air Force MiG-29s.

[@virsingh2680]

We are ready for Russia Come and hire us for Russian soldiers Russia help us when we need it So we are ready for Russia

[@earlmitchell7979]

The day of Yahshua is for everyone not just one nation also to judge the nation's for what they've done to the Israelite Nation, read the Bible again 👑 Royal, stop trying to throw the Israelites under the bus when all you nations are wicked,. Holy 👑 Royal

[@jaytrumpwins5739]

WE LOVE PEACE BUT FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

[@justanotheroldguy738]

Name once (after WW2). the US is run by war criminals.

[@auser5275]

A Convention Wisdom: Befriending or doing business with China would only bring you miseries, destruction, and humiliation in the end.

[@fredlandry6170]

We are spread thin.

[@farhanabdulhamid4214]

Wow wow good brother and sister TNX GOOD Family First good ukrni happy good Ukrni yes okay Happy Democrats yes Family First okay Happy Democracy TNX business ok thanks good Happiness YES TNX

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

Us navy floating rust. The US Navy’s fleet is old. It might get a lot older.The U.S. Navy is considering extending the service life of all its ships by at least seven years, and could stretch the life of some ships by 13 years, according to Naval Sea Systems Command. It also means most active ships could be as much as 53 years old.Arleigh Burke destroyers to 45 years and the Flight IIAs to between 46 and 50 years. It also proposes cruisers could be extended to between 42 and 52 years; littoral combat ships to between 32 and 35 years, up from 25 years; and the amphibious assault ships to as long as 53 years.

[@mcnally211]

The navy is an antiquated concept. Hypersonic missiles made that happen.

[@quinnjackson9252]

Okay bot. Russian or Chinese? If Russian, take a look at you're two flagships: One, the Moskva, has been converted into a submarine, and the other, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is out of commission, and when it does sail, it needs tug boats to escort it to carry it back to port! As for China, We've got enough aircraft carriers to dedicate 4 to destroying one Chinese carrier, without taking into account "pocket carriers," of which we have an additional 9. Each of which is defended by a fleet comparable in power to the entire Chinese Navy. Whoever you are, go ahead and attack us and see for yourself how poorly it will turn out for you!!

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

@@fizzystuff where is the word literally? Littoral n literally is different. Lol

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

The inconvenient truth is that our Navy has 12 carrier groups and all are now obsolete. The Chinese have developed an antiship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, nicknamed the “carrier killer.” It has a range of 1,200 miles and can fly at speeds higher than Mach 5. During descent to the target, it can fly at Mach 10. That’s like launching one in Chicago and hitting the Statue of Liberty three minutes later.

[@ragingmonk6080]

Reported for being a liar.

[@colindavis1496]

In the Old Testament God would give His people Israel over to their enemies when the Israelites became disobedient and turned their backs on God, the US has turned it's back on God...!!!

[@msmith9929]

Hope our military and weoponry doesnt get left behind. Concerned American taxpayer

[@ranenbhattacharyya136]

Correction: Russian military WINNING the war in Ukraine

[@Wildboy789789]

Anyway you cut it, americas in a better position, we basically took care of russia

[@zacharydavis4398]

🇺🇸

[@nitinjagtap2058]

China today, tomorrow super power country no 1 and America next Afghanistan 😂😂🤣

[@rob233100]

America wasn't ready for war with Japan in Germany but they got dealt with.

[@walden6272]

America was ready. America sat on the sideline watching the Allies+ Soviets fight Germany and Japan. Then US blockade the oil supply to Japan revealing US was not neutral so Japan retaliate by sneak attacking Pearl Harbor, which was actually a setup by US to justify war with Japan. Remember if the US was not ready, why were they building the Atomic bombs? It was all part of US plan to come at the end when all the fighting was over to drop 2 Atomic bombs on Japanese cities (civilians) and claim the credit for winning WW2 when it's Soviet that march into Berlin and took out Hitler. The Soviets actually killed 80% of the Nazis.

[@justanotheroldguy738]

But then we were on the right side. Now, we're just the world's biggest bully.

[@gentlemane27]

Hahaha top notch CBS journalism again😂😂 The reason Biden bombed Nordstream 2 was because he was told it will be a long war hence the bombing

[@victoriavillanueva-tl8mr]

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS MILITARY .

[@Stephen..]

Money back

[@bernardqblack]

The US military would have taken Ukraine in a month....

[@colindavis1496]

So would Russia have taken it a month if the US wasn't supplying weapons and real time satellite intel. to Ukraine...!!!

[@real.mir_]

Lol, sure pal 😂😂😂

[@betoperez8634]

They couldn’t defeat the taliban with their old rusty ak’s

[@gabriel-kn1bl]

​@@betoperez8634 The US have defeated the Taliban, but they need to annihilate all Afghans in order to eradicate all Talibans.

[@rastaman5354]

@@betoperez8634 Russia lost to them rusty ak’s as well. Was waiting for an uneducated comment like yours

[@maul201chanel8]

Tolong tinggalkan timur tengah, jangan perangi mereka saya mohon hentikan perang di timur Tengah

[@b_to_the_b]

US Allies need to step up their efforts

[@thithanhnguyen-kn2pg]

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