Anduril Founder: U.S. Lacks 'Political Will' for Ground War Against Iran, Needs to Transition From 'World Police' Role

BlockBeats News, March 15th, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey stated on The Axios Show that the Middle East adventures of the past few decades have exhausted the U.S. political consensus for launching ground wars, with no clear next steps three weeks into the war. The U.S. lacks the "political will" to launch a ground war against Iran.

Luckey said that what Trump is doing now — whether in Venezuela or Iran — is a new form of warfare, "I don't think the U.S. is now prepared to fight a war on the scale of, say, World War II, even for a just cause, let alone for reasons where there is a lack of consensus. I don't think we are capable anymore of another Normandy invasion, and that is actually a problem. This means that even in a very important battle, we may not show up. But that is also one of the reasons I have been saying all along: America probably needs to transition from being the 'world police' to the 'world arms dealer.'"

Anduril Industries is a U.S. defense technology startup focused on developing advanced autonomous systems that apply artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, sensor fusion, and software-defined technology to the military field, with the goal of reshaping the defense capabilities of the U.S. and its allies. In news yesterday, the U.S. Army announced a contract worth up to $20 billion with Anduril.