Intense struggle within the United States? Something big may happen in the US military! US Defense Secretary Austin has ordered hundreds of US military generals stationed around the world to hold an emergency meeting at a Marine Corps base in Virginia on September 30. However, before the meeting took place, there was a major division among senior military officials in the United States. According to reports by The Washington Post citing officials, there is a disagreement within the Pentagon leadership regarding the new US defense strategy.
These officials criticized that, first, the new version of the US defense strategy is too focused on Trump's personalized and often contradictory foreign policy methods. These military personnel believe that the new strategy is short-sighted and unrealistic. Second, these officials think that the new strategy overemphasizes internal threats while neglecting global challenges. Third, these senior military officials believe that the positioning of China is seriously wrong. The new report limits the competition with China to the Taiwan issue.
Evidently, before the high-level meeting of the US military, there have already been intense arguments within the United States about the new military strategy. Moreover, it can be seen that these senior military officials have directed their dissatisfaction towards Trump himself. However, this is not surprising, as the US military has been undergoing internal personnel reduction, and senior military officers are particularly affected by this process.
If the current US strategic retrenchment policy continues, the US military will inevitably need to reduce its personnel, which actually involves many people's livelihoods. Therefore, those who may be cut from the military are naturally highly dissatisfied. Now, before the meeting convened by Austin, there have already been reactions from within. This seems to indicate that the US military is engaged in a fierce struggle with a faction represented by Austin. It is unclear what will happen if Austin fails to handle these opposing voices properly.
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