美国防务新闻网2016年8月10日刊登文章称,作为当今世界唯一的超级大国,美国是国际安全领域当之无愧的领导者。美国军队拥有世界上最充足的军费,接受最良好的训练,配备最精良的武器,理应有能力从容应对国际国内安全领域各种实际或潜在的威胁。然而,在决定向冲突地区投射力量时,这个国家却并未做好应对挑战的准备。文章称,其中一个重要原因是当下(或以前)做出的防务决 The U.S. Defense News Network published an article on August 10, 2016, saying that as the only superpower in the world today, the United States is a well-deserved leader in the field of international security. With the world’s most adequate military spending, well-trained and equipped with the most sophisticated weapons, the U.S. military should be able to cope with all kinds of real or potential threats in the international and domestic security fields. However, the country is unprepared to respond to the challenge when it decides to project its forces in conflict zones. The article said one of the important reasons is that now (or before) made defensive