I’m not going to attack Buchanan for asking some good questions, however, the recent actions the United States have taken were not done in a vacuum.
I would challenge Buchanan this way... What, Pat is the alternative?
What question should we ask if we do nothing and China continues to grow and throw its weight around? Are they or are they not belligerent when it comes to any of their disputed claims?
Usually, when two or more countries have disputes over territorial claims, they hash things out by talking, seeking mediation, appealing to the UN, allies that type of stuff.
Pat, do you think the Chinese actions of building up those islands and placing military bases and weapons on them is NOT a provocation? That the United States should not step in to declare that unfair?
What’s the point then, Pat, when China uses might to make it “right”? We back off?
They get to keep those islands? Mao did say power comes from the barrel of a gun!
“They get to keep those islands?“
Of course they do. There is no force on the planet with the will to stop them.