Trump's first six months tests US defense stockpiles

President Donald Trump campaigned on ending U.S. entanglements in foreign conflicts and said he would seek to end wars abroad.

Despite trying to resolve these conflicts, in Trump’s first six months, the United States has expended significant military resources in a seven-week conflict with the Houthis in Yemen, carried out unprecedented attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which prompted a perfunctory but expensive response, and defended Israel from Iranian attacks. Meanwhile, Ukraine desperately needs air defense systems to intercept incoming Russian missiles fired on a daily basis at its civilian population. This all comes as the Defense Department is trying to turn its attention to the threat posed by China.