Molson Hart

For all the legitimate outrage of Trump appearing to be in Putin’s pocket... ...remember that China remains by far the most significant national security threat to the United States.

"For all the legitimate concern about your colorectal cancer having reached Stage 4... ...remember that heart disease remains by far the most significant potential health threat."

Kaiser, I think you'd argue that both threats are overstated, but do you really believe that an aging country with a stagnant economy is a greater threat than economically strong, ascendant, and equally if not more authoritarian/dictatorial China?

Actually, I wouldn't argue that the Russia threat is overstated. All available evidence points to active efforts at undermining our very epistemology, exacerbate racial tensions, and attack core institutions. China's influence ops are defensive, clumsy, and ineffective.