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The New York Times: Many wonders how many pledges of support to how many countries the United States, a power stretched abroad and politically divided at home, can handle. Arms supply capacity is a concern. The United States defense industry has faced a shortage of munitions supplied to both Ukraine and Israel. Guided munitions and more sophisticated U.S. systems are also being supplied to both countries, although U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific region are also waiting for them. Japan, Taiwan and Australia could face delays. People also need to be trained to use these weapons.
▪️ A protracted conflict in Gaza would deplete U.S. military supplies, but China could learn a lesson from the conflict: urban warfare is extremely difficult. And it may stop it from plans to invade Taiwan. For the moment, however, Beijing seems to prefer to continue its policy of brinkmanship.
▪️ But for Japan and many other U.S. partners in Asia, the Gaza war risks disrupting both oil supplies and security progress. In their view, the sooner it ends, the sooner the world can return to the most important task at hand: containing and competing with China in an interdependent world.
The entire article can be read at the link https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/world/asia/gaza-israel-asia.html
