The biggest casualty of the Trump impeachment proceedings is…everything. Whether you are pro or con—and the nation is apparently split evenly right now—it’s clear that the presidential mess makes it impossible for Washington to focus on much of anything. Which I might add is no reason to drop the investigation. To my mind it merely means, as Congressman Adam Schiff has emphasized, the process should be expeditious. What this also means, however, is that America is falling behind. While we argue over whether or not we should rid ourselves of the most unPresidential President in history, our friends, foes and frenemies are racing ahead. Events this week in China and the Asia Pacific region make that oh-so clear. The biggie of course was China’s massive 70th anniversary parade on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of troops and a plethora of new weaponry on display including new Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) ICBM nuclear missiles that can reach the U.S. in 30 minutes, other missiles that can fly at five times the speed of sound, supersonic drones, and new J-20 stealth fighter jets. Lovely. This was China’s biggest military display ever and state media reported that 40% of the hardware was on display for the… Read full this story
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