Brent Sadler
Nearly four years ago, the Indo–Pacific Commander, Admiral Philip Davidson, gave the warning that the Chinese Communist Party was preparing for a war with the U.S. by 2027.REF Since that time, too little meaningful progress has been achieved to alter the military balance and deter China’s leaders from acting on that goal—to defeat the U.S. and subjugate Taiwan.REF The urgency for real action cannot be understated; as time goes by there are fewer options available while the cost for real deterrence grows. Failing to act, however, could result in the most destructive and consequential war the U.S. has ever had to fight.

An Increasingly Dangerous World for America

As Americans go about their daily lives unmolested, the world is accelerating in its change—much of it perilous to U.S. national survival. The past four years has seen Iran’s proxy the Houthis engage the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea; Iranian proxies attack American armed forces across the Middle East without consequence; and, of course, Hamas’ coordinated, barbaric assault on Israel on October 7, 2023. And the avoidable war between Russia and Ukraine in its third year has settled into an unsustainable attritional contest due to a series of miscalculations and dithering by Washington.REF

China’s Bold Challenge. Finally, and most dangerously, on the back of a decades-long sustained military build-up, China’s military is increasingly confident and willing to directly challenge the U.S.REF Just last summer a scuffle between Chinese maritime forces and the Philippines at Second Thomas shoal resulted in serious injury. Significantly, such violence could trigger a U.S. response because the Philippines is a treaty ally.REF And China has normalized highly provocative military flights across the median line between China from Taiwan. This has occurred with such an intensity that the Indo–Pacific Command leader stated that Chinese military exercises in the summer of 2024 (combining all Chinese armed forces acting in concert) was the largest amphibious invasion rehearsal ever seen.REF

The Admiral also stated,  » Read More
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