China, Iran Creating 'No-Go' Zones to Thwart U.S. Military Power -- Politics Daily
During the Cold War, the Pentagon built the greatest naval and air forces the world had ever seen, endowing the United States with the superpower ability to land huge military forces anywhere in the world, at any time, whether invited in or not.
So it was that Washington, using its armada of aircraft carriers, cruise missile-launching submarines, fast cargo ships, long-range bombers, airlifters, and air refueling fighters, could eject the Iraqis from Kuwait (1991), bomb Serbia (1999), kick over the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (2001), and knock off Saddam and his cronies (2003). Everybody else had to meekly follow along (or sit on the sidelines).
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My Comment: David Wood's cost analysis and his examination on how this impacts our dwindling military makes this a must read .... as well as his analysis on how countries like China and Iran are learning to incorporate cheap but highly effective tech weaponry into their own arsenals that will be directed at us.