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Line 199: − [[File:LGBT Navy recruiter.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The United States Navy official Digital Ambassador Harpy Daniels.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/us-navy-appointed-active-duty-drag-queen-as-ambassador/ US Navy hires active-duty drag queen to be face of recruitment drive], Yaron Steinbuch, ''[[New York Post]]'', May 3, 2023. nypost.com</ref> See also: [[Essay: How I found my American patriotism again and began to appreciate the West more]]. ]]+
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The [[NATO war in Ukraine]] exposed the weakness of the U.S. and European military industrial base.<ref>[https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare The Return of Industrial Warfare], Alex Vershinin, [[RUSI]], 17 June 2022. rusi.org</ref> The United States and NATO have lost their ability to produce essential [[ammunition]] and armored vehicles required to sustain combat.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-14/eu-us-nato-don-t-have-enough-weapons-for-ukraine-to-fight-russia Europe Is Pledging Ukraine Weapons It Can’t Make], By Max Hastings, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', July 13, 2023,</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/nato-allies-would-run-out-ammunition-within-days-war-russia-report-says-1780851NATO Allies Would Run Out of Ammo Within Days of War With Russia: Report], By Jon Jackson, ''[[Newsweek]]'', Feb 13, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ammunition-manufacturing-ukraine-west-officials-2023-9 Russian manufacturers are making up to 7 times as much ammunition as Western arms makers, Estonian defense official says], Erin Snodgrass, ''Business Insider'', Sep 13, 2023.</ref> While the United States has the most expensive military in the world, it is totally unprepared to fight a peer-to-peer first-world power.<ref>[https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/us-not-ready-peer-peer-fight-europe The US is not Ready for a Peer to Peer Fight in Europe], By Keith Nightingale. ''Small Wars Journal'', February 15, 2023.</ref> The U.S. is no longer the industrial behemoth that churned out tanks, planes, [[aircraft carrier]]s, destroyers and bombs in the Second World War.<ref>[https://sonar21.com/americas-delusional-military-fantasy/ AMERICA’S DELUSIONAL MILITARY FANTASY], by Larry Johnson, 24 February 2023.</ref>
The [[NATO war in Ukraine]] exposed the weakness of the U.S. and European military industrial base.<ref>[https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare The Return of Industrial Warfare], Alex Vershinin, [[RUSI]], 17 June 2022. rusi.org</ref> The United States and NATO have lost their ability to produce essential [[ammunition]] and armored vehicles required to sustain combat.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-14/eu-us-nato-don-t-have-enough-weapons-for-ukraine-to-fight-russia Europe Is Pledging Ukraine Weapons It Can’t Make], By Max Hastings, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', July 13, 2023,</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/nato-allies-would-run-out-ammunition-within-days-war-russia-report-says-1780851NATO Allies Would Run Out of Ammo Within Days of War With Russia: Report], By Jon Jackson, ''[[Newsweek]]'', Feb 13, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ammunition-manufacturing-ukraine-west-officials-2023-9 Russian manufacturers are making up to 7 times as much ammunition as Western arms makers, Estonian defense official says], Erin Snodgrass, ''Business Insider'', Sep 13, 2023.</ref> While the United States has the most expensive military in the world, it is totally unprepared to fight a peer-to-peer first-world power.<ref>[https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/us-not-ready-peer-peer-fight-europe The US is not Ready for a Peer to Peer Fight in Europe], By Keith Nightingale. ''Small Wars Journal'', February 15, 2023.</ref> The U.S. is no longer the industrial behemoth that churned out tanks, planes, [[aircraft carrier]]s, destroyers and bombs in the Second World War.<ref>[https://sonar21.com/americas-delusional-military-fantasy/ AMERICA’S DELUSIONAL MILITARY FANTASY], by Larry Johnson, 24 February 2023.</ref>