Tyrants around the world would be encouraged by the obvious defeat of the United States. Under the terms of 1979's Taiwan Relations Act, the administration and the Congress share responsibility for seeing that Taiwan can purchase the defensive weapons it needs to make the PLA's job impossible. If the American government fails this challenge, it may not get a second chance. We will all pay the bill. Unhappy news, this is.
Power is their pagan god.
Don't let this stand. Israel is our only real ally in the Middle East. Pressure on Israel needs to be subtle - the more brazenly we pressure them, the stronger the pressure will be on them to openly disobey us. I bet you would love nothing better than to climb aboard your old navy ship and blow that destroyer out of the water now before it is too late. But those were the days when the navy and the armed services could be proud to be defending principles derived from God.