OK, this is my last reply to you, because you clearly have no clue and are constantly attempting to shift the topic of discussion.

DoD budget actually skyrocketed during the Obama’s first term, and then started to decline in the 2nd one due to the cuts and the sequestration. And then along came Syria and ISIL, which meant a budget increase for the FY16.

I never argued that military should have more funding, I am merely stating the cause and the consequence regarding the current situation, along with the suggestion of what can a proper management achieve.

Now you are just switching the argument. The fact is, US armed forces are a mess.

I am talking only about the armed forces, because I am aware of what’s going on there. As for the rest, I don’t really care.

I am basing my thesis on one operation and the state of the entire US armed forces; facts well known by acknowledged by all reasonable people within the armed forces community.

You really don’t have a clue, do you? Both Javelin and Hellfire were heavily used in the fire support in the Afghanistan and Iraq. Literally, to take out a single hostile.

First off, I suggest you to read the analyses of the Operation Serval by the RAND corporation.

If you are referring to the Operation Serval, that is the exact point. French have achieved more with less.

Your definition of a theatre is correct, but the OP was asking about ISIL, so.....

Right....

Japan and South Korea. More readiness than the average US examples, and equipped just as good, and in certain cases, performing better than the US equivalents.
Smaller the force, larger the readiness.

Well, motorsport fans had no chance of fighting back when he was destroying everything in order to secure a living space for the F1. We will never forget the murders of the WTCC, WSC and DTM/ITC.

If the DoD would manage its budget better, then it wouldn’t require an increase in the budget, war or no war. There are plenty of nations who maintain a high state of readiness for only a fraction of a budget.

It’s not a matter of budget distribution but rather the management and the use of a given budget.

There was no theatre in 2012-13, along with the military presence from most of those countries.

Perhaps he is referring to the comments? Both here and elsewhere.

No, it’s very easy to laugh at a 80-year old motorsport-equivalent of Hitler.

There is no money for education and healthcare due to 15 years of wasting a single enemy with a 120k missile.