Mike Waltz, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, says the American armed forces have not been in the best shape lately. transmits TASS. According to him, during the presidency of Joe Biden, the problems of the country’s armed forces, including the recruitment of new soldiers, have worsened.
“Our level of combat readiness is appalling. It’s not even close to what’s needed,” Waltz said.
He added that in addition to the staffing crisis, there is also a problem in the implementation of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter upgrade program, which is currently only one-third complete. Waltz stressed that there are also difficulties in the case of US submarines, as only 60 percent of them can carry out the tasks assigned to them.
The congressman made similar remarks at a campaign event launched by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s headquarters in Chicago, parallel to the Democratic Party convention.
Trump before accused Biden is strengthening America’s enemies.
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Source: Gazeta
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