We Must ACT Now to Deter the CCP
On Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Communist China there would be “devastating consequences” if it invaded Taiwan – a prospect that “could be imminent.” That warning was extremely important, as far as it goes.
Unfortunately, while the Chinese Communist Party has widely denounced Pete’s remarks, its dictator, Xi Jinping, may be inclined to discount them – unless accompanied by actions that credibly deter the kind of blockade or invasion for which China’s military has been “rehearsing.”
Such steps should include: enforcing Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” to stop U.S. underwriting of the Chinese military; implementing a counter-mafia strategy to root out the CCP’s “old friends” here; securing the Panama Canal and moving significant elements of the Atlantic fleet through it ASAP; issuing a presidential statement today opposing the CCP’s threat to freedom in South Korea; and finding and removing Chinese soldiers inside America.
Agreed
All good ideas. However, the real way to hit China is in the pocketbook. They are so used to American money flowing in that they have become arrogant in their dealings with the US. When I was in the military you learned one good lesson: Stay on the good side of the finance people, no matter how much you did not like them. Well, America is the finance guys for China. Simply cut off their flow of US dollars and they will be severely crippled. I feel sorry for their people, but, in general, the people are responsible for their government, even in a dictatorship. It takes courage and backbone, but without those two, the people will suffer. It is easy to see the contrast between leaders among our founding fathers and so-called "leaders" in DC over the last 60 years. So, if the people do not hold up their responsibility for their leaders, they will suffer. Just ask the Palestinians. China will have a tough time fighting a war, but we should not help them financially.