It would be a political catastrophe for Donald Trump if [Chinese] taikonauts reached the lunar south pole before the U.S. hoisted its flag there again..
[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop.
But with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated.