[CondorFlight]

We pay enough in interest alone to China every year to cover their entire defense budget.

And none of that reduces the principal we owe them.

(Yeah, the national debt matters. Deficit spending matters.)

[Leaning Right]

We pay enough in interest alone to China every year to cover their entire defense budget.

Good point. I forgot about that. Add it to the list. If China doesn't vacate those "islands", cancel our debt to them.

That alone just might get their attention.