Here Is What The World Thinks About The US Navy Right Now, In One Cartoon

I wouldn't just say Navy - maybe in general we are the only ones in that area due to - water, but the larger picture as listed in the article is that our influence is waning in the region due to many factors and that should be a cause for concern. Usually such perceptions of weakness will result in the coming decades in our utilization of military force in some regard, and with that - a whole different perception of warfare and a different doctrine developed by those without the experience or utilization of tried and true techniques and cultural knowledge of our foes.

I will throw out this sidebar: While China has long been feared as a threat - there are many volatile things going on there now that limit them. I wonder how the next 50 years will play out there, in the Middle East and with Russia and India.

Cute but hardly accurate. I think the world knows full well that the only reason they can tweak the nose of any branch of the US military is that their Commander-in-Chief is a feckless coward who will keep a firm grip on the leash. I'm also certain that they are watching this year's elections with great interest knowing full well that the result could change things dramatically, or keep them the same. I guess we'll all just have to wait and see

Perception and reality are rarely the same thing. The only danger to the U.S. from an event like this is that an unwise leader acts on perception. At that moment, reality will take perception's place. Let's hope that the world is intelligent enough to understand this.