A lot has been said of the state of American global power. But in the US itself there is little appetite among the people to be on a constant state of military vigilance and arguably the Trump win in 2016 played to a sense of national public war weariness. 
This is a time of confrontation with Iran in the Gulf, Kim Jong Un in North Korea, and most worrying of all, a rising China. Chinese power is increasingly seen to be pushing US power from the Western Pacific. 

To plumb the depths of American power in the Pacific today, we are honoured to be joined by Lt. General Jerry Martinez, US Air Force (Ret.). Also in the Studio are John Bruni and David Olney.

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