The US Navy’s $1.6 Trillion Plan to Defeat China

The US is having trouble building its navy partially because it doesn’t have enough skilled people. It takes 8 years to get people fully up to speed, and it is having trouble keeping its aging workforce on the job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2W99bL_TEQ

Iraqi parliament approves a resolution on expelling US troops after Soleimani killing

“The passage of the resolution, however, does not mean foreign forces will immediately be expelled from the country. The country’s prime minister would need to sign off on a formal bill to accomplish that. Mahdi, of course, supports the move, but the fact that he is an interim prime minister could complicate matters.”