They will deplete our ability to defend, and then the 'New Axis' can start destabilizing the entire country, as we would have no way to defend ourselves.

(Of course, it is also doubtful that enough of us would try to stop it anyway, but that is another story for another time.)

Also, bear in mind that we may well be attacked with our own munitions, as the warmongers around here have no issue with arming both sides of a conflict and then watching as the money and the bodies both pile up.

If production rates have been (relatively) low, you cannot “ramp up” production overnight. Older weapons were likely built with what are now obsolete components… If you’re looking for a limited run (say… thousands) of IC’s which are not currently manufactured, they will cost a pretty penny. On the other hand, the Pentagon won’t want to re-engineer a proven design.

Sometimes, it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way to come back a short distance correctly.

Combination of threats and bribes?
Plus Trump loves every minute of it.

The US Justice Department brought back federal firing squads.

Kegsbreath is showing his superior warrior man knowledge

To even lift our arms

This kind of 1 dimensional thinking by our spoiled brat-in-chief, his cabinet of dolts, and the Congressional GOP skivers is destroying our country and the planet at every turn. Every statement they make, every edict they announce, every bill they sneak or pummel through brings the end of our world closer and closer.

They are so determined to adhere to Donnie's mad dogmas and the greed inspired project 2025 that they have no clue at all just how close to the edge they have pushed us, and the world at large.

Woe betides the GOP fact free universe with all its ugly and ill gotten Idols.

China will also emerge as a world leader as the US sinks in power and prestige.

. . . we need $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon?

After all, Trump has pissed off so many potential buyers.

And lobster diners for whiskey Pete.

And Trump will get a big piece of that $1.5T.

are thrilled.

when Rumsfeld said, just before Desert Storm took place, "The war will take Three Days and cost three billion dollars"?
And the Iraq gov't will repay us in oil sales.

Interestingly, the war's cost to U.S. taxpayers is still being calculated, and it just passed TWO TRILLION DOLLARS, and still going.

I love the smell of regime change in the morning. I smells like Trump.

...for, unplanned, offensive operations.

Depending on era, and therefore available technologies, it has always relied on saturation bombing and massive artillery barrages in land engagements. Missiles are today's artillery, so....

If a country has the infrastructure to maintain such campaigns, the number of soldiers that come home that wouldn't have without that level of "preparation" makes it well worthwhile, IMO. In this case, however, I can find no rationale for any of it.

All the money that would have been spent on, say, feeding children and healthcare for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has now got to be diverted to defense contractors to replace all the ordnance Trump expended in the two wars he started this year.

we’re out of conventional weapons.

These weapons were produced without any thought of the cost of actually using them: "If they cost more, they must be better!." "If we spend more, we are stronger!" "We're the richest, so we're the best!"

Thanks to Israel’s incredibly strict media blackout, the world will not see the damage in Tel Aviv. If you believe the videos coming out of Israel these days, the only concern of people on the street is trying to decide which establishments have the best matcha offerings.

How much did they order built in the first year to increase the stockpile?

Are they whining about something they thought was OK until they used so much of it?