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Militaries develop strategic plans for wars that will never occur all the time. It's an effective form of contingency planning, and an effective way to practic

• kiiski 13y ago
  The first sentence in the linked article is: "The Pentagon has concluded that the time has come to prepare for war with China, and in a manner well beyond crafting the sort of contingency plans that are expected for wide a range of possible confrontations." I didn't bother reading all of it (it's not something that interests me), but that beginning seems to kind of undermine your point.
  • knowaveragejoe 13y ago
    The issue is complex, hence why the article is so long: > To judge by several published reports which will be discussed in greater detail below, including those by government “insiders,” there is no indication—not a passing hint— that the White House has ever considered earnestly preparing the nation for a war with China. Nor is there any evidence that the White House has compared such a strategy to alternatives, and—having concluded that the hegemonic intervention implied by ASB is the course the United States should follow—then instructed the Pentagon to prepare for such a military showdown