It's not too late, honestly. We have bases all over the world. We have a military, and military contractors who between the lot of them can do damn near anything that can be done. It's time to bring that kind of productivity home, and rebuild America.
Wild, radical strategy, right? Go back to being the Trade Nation we were created to be, and stop being the world nanny. Wouldn't it be nice?
The reason why I say it is too late is simply because, any major conflict that is going to happen will literally take away at least 1.5 to 2 billion population in the world.
If we are lucky around 700 to 800 million people worldwide.
Having bases around the world can only do that much. I do not think the Chinese will use conventional warfare with the Americans if a fight breaks out, because they will lose hands down. How are you going fight a conventional war with 3 huge aircraft carriers .... Japan, Philippines and Taiwan.
It is impossible.
If the Chinese decides to do that ( fighting a conventional war) , they will lose 1000% and I can guarantee it. And if they lose and they are " stupid " enough to do that, perhaps their race are bound by the Heavens to be ruled over by the West in perpetuity.
And because of the intense hatred of how the West is treating the Russians, the Russians won't hold back as well. But they will not be in the Eastern front. If China falls, Russia is done for, at least for Putin's party and their Nationalistic and Patriotic supporters.
Last but not least. India.
If you think India is going to lift a hand helping the West to defeat the Chinese, you better think twice. Once everything is burn out, the Indians will just go to China and take free real estate.