President Trump inherited a military in crisis. The Obama administration asked a shrinking force, with aging equipment and declining budgets, to fight wars and perform other missions around the world. Gridlock on Capitol Hill added to the problem, delivering late and inadequate budgets for nearly a decade. The result was a readiness crisis with tragic, sometimes fatal consequences for American troops.
China and Russia, seeking to make the world safer for authoritarianism, have rapidly modernized their militaries. The U.S….