Is Politics in the Way of U.S. Military Readiness?

Regarding Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s op-ed “The U.S. Navy’s Bud Light Moment” (May 5): During the Depression, the U.S. government allowed military readiness to decline precipitously. U.S. airplanes, guns, ships and the rest were woefully obsolete compared with Germany’s and Japan’s. This became painfully obvious upon our entry into World War II. It took the U.S. over a year to take the offensive back from the Axis powers.

The similarities to today are disturbing. However, unlike during World War II, we won’t have a year to regroup. The next war may be over in hours, not years. We can only hope the massive amount of money spent on defense will actually protect us if the need arises. But allowing politics to invade our military doesn’t bode well for the future. Reading Mr. Tuberville’s op-ed isn’t encouraging, and is actually quite frightening.