I attended a naval air reunion this weekend. Man, the stories I could tell...
We were, to a man, happy to be retired from a beloved organization that Liberals have destroyed. Add that to the failure of most new weapons systems and in the next war with China for the Pacific, we are going to lose.
I guess it depends on your definition of “lose to China”. China will soon be able to exert its will as a strong regional power, but it is the upcoming US isolationism that should make our Asian allies nervous. I do not see China projecting power anytime soon, but the US will likely be unable to guarantee the freedom of the seas indefinitely.