> Because there is no universe in which China's actions the past 10 years cannot be viewed as serious threat to the sovereignty of its neighbors and US interest

> Because there is no universe in which China's actions the past 10 years cannot be viewed as serious threat to the sovereignty of its neighbors and US interests abroad and at home. Not that China's rise should (or can be) stopped, rather that a counterbalance is a must - and only a US led alliance can achieve this. And who helped create the China that it is today? NAFTA and entry to WTO set the stage while endless pandering to CCP to cater to cheap Chinese sweat labor and market by US companies to maximize the shareholders return in return of endless IP theft on the back of US working class was ubiquitous. Hell even when the former president was trying a trade tarriff with China, many politicians across the board opposed not because it was wrong but because the corporations that wrote them cheques were not happy. Oh but we are told China will soon turn into democracy by policy day dreamers, except it hasn’t happened in 30yrs and in all likelihood won’t happen. You could argue the same thing with war on terror - rise of Bin Laden, rise of ISIS out of vacuums from Iraq war and Libya. It was US foreign policy that helped create these monsters. You give wrong guys weapons and training expecting them to not to turn their back on? How many times do we have to learn this? Here is one question: name one US foreign policy that has served us well in last 20yrs. Answer is none.