Are we gonna have to nuke them before they nuke us??
That's an interesting thought. Most of us have been programmed not to go there. But what if, in order for Western civilization to survive another thousand years (or more) we had to preemptively undertake great war against the forces of anti Westernism? What would be the "moral" thing to do?
They clearly are building up for a confrontation with us. One featuring surprise, asymmetry and clearly, despite all wishful thinking aside...likely on our home soil.
Remember China's PLA-controlled Hutchinson Whampoa taking over both ends of the Panama Canal...and bribing the Panamanians to do it and ignore a superior U.S. bid? Then deploying a rather large quantity...over 10,000... of their "civilians" to these bases. But Colin Powell went down in 2001 and reportedly still sees "no threat." Wow. That places him at direct odds with the assessment of the late Admiral Thomas Moorer, and General Singlaub.
Doesn't that just warm your heart knowing Powell has been so recently our Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.... Keep in mind he was the one who went down to Panama to scope out how dangerous the Chinese were with their bases there and pronounced those concerns "without merit." Keep in mind Powell was rather badly snookered by France going into the Iraq war. Who else has snookered him?
H'mmmm.
This brings to mind that sage observation by Mark Twain:
"The 13th stroke of the clock is not only false of itself, but casts exceedingly grave reservations on the accuracy of the preceding 12!"
China and Russia are developing strategic weapons. The U.S. is not.
At some point, the U.S. will be blackmailed into submission/defeat/destruction.