China is not our friend. China is not our frenemy. China is already engaged in acts of war with the United States. They are our enemy and we need to prepare to defend ourselves and our allies from their hegemony.
Russia is not our friend. Russia is not our frenemy. Russia is already engaged in acts of war with the United States. They are our enemy and we need to prepare to defend ourselves and our allies from their hegemony.
Insert the following states where China and Russia are indicated above: Iran, Syria, Venezuela, North Korea, and Various African countries.
Defense capabilities come in ten to twenty year increments, not simply as a spigot that can be turned on and off. It is time to refurbish our military capabilities from top to bottom, while we still can. And for those who want to rely on our nuclear umbrella for final deterrence, why do you think that countries like China with very little regard for human life will be adequately deterred?
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