The Aporia · Get your STUFT together: Why the Pentagon needs a civilian fleet before missiles fly

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🔮 They begin when political leaders would prefer more time, military planners want more forces, and logisticians need more ships, aircraft, ammunition, and supplies.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Get your STUFT together: Why the Pentagon needs a civilian fleet before missiles fly

🔮 On the night of May 12, 2003, I was participating in a training exercise with the Saudi Arabian National Guard approximately 40 kilometers east of Riyadh.

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🔮 We poured enormous resources into building indigenous security forces without ensuring those institutions could survive without us.

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🔮 But before I could get back into the war, I first had to survive the trip there.

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🔮 China is not likely to allow a replay of the successful WWII island-hopping Pacific campaign against the Japanese; therefore, Australia must demonstrate preparedness and a willingness to confront that threat.

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They begin when political leaders would prefer more time, military planners want more forces, and logisticians need more ships, aircraft, ammunition, and supplies.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31

🔮 They begin when political leaders would prefer more time, military planners want more forces, and logisticians need more ships, aircraft, ammunition, and supplies.

2026-10-31 · Washington Examiner

Get your STUFT together: Why the Pentagon needs a civilian fleet before missiles fly · assertive framing

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Wars rarely begin when nations are fully prepared to fight them. asserted

nations → begin → them

They begin when political leaders would prefer more time, military planners want more forces, and logisticians need more ships, aircraft, ammunition, and supplies. asserted

logisticians → begin → ships

That is precisely why the United States and its allies should revisit an old but highly practical concept: Ships Taken Up From Trade — STUFT. asserted

States → revisit → Trade

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