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One hopes CNO is speaking truth to power in an attempt to attract more than lip service for vulnerable Taiwan. Let’s hope the other Chiefs back him up. With Democrats controlling the decision making and purse strings as Xi consolidates his power for a third term, we will need to do something besides whistling in the dark.

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Too many senior officers have retired while remaining on active duty. I’ll believe in CNO follow-thru when I see a sudden rash of unplanned FO retirements. Fleet up some O-6’s and O-7’s as needed.

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The stock market in china crashed today, if history is a guide all authoritarian regimes become expansionist through kinetic war when they are facing possible unrest internally.

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