In the military, we believe that the reality of your enemy must become your own, or it will be at a time of grave disadvantage. Let’s put all silly pretense aside and come to the realization that Communist China is our number one geopolitical foe—they see us as such. China has enacted such egregious actions against the United States since we foolishly enabled them to enter into the World Trade Organization. And once upon a time, when she had some sanity, even Nancy Pelosi spoke against granting China most favored trade nation status. Don’t believe me? There is a 1996 video of her House floor speech. Back then, Pelosi was ranting about a $34B trade deficit with China. Uh, what is it today?

China has been guilty of theft of intellectual property to the point that their newest fighter jet seriously resembles our F-35. They open up markets and the ability for American companies to be based in China and then demand forced transfers of technology.

China is openly killing Americans. I first came to that realization back when I was a Member of Congress from Florida dealing with the Chinese drywall issue. China unleashed a biological weapon attack against America—and the world—by way of the Wuhan virus. Quite insidiously so, you were attacked by our very own leftist media for saying “Wuhan virus.” I bet the ChiComs got a laugh out of that. Millions of Americans died in that biological weapon attack, and our economy took a big hit. China has now unleashed a chemical weapon attack against America by way of fentanyl, killing over 250K of our citizens, including many young people, during the four years of the Biden administration.

China is at war with the United States. The question is, how will we fight them? Better, how do YOU want to fight them?

The economic trade deficit created with the Chinese because we prefer a globalist agenda and cheap goods, means that China now surpasses us in shipbuilding. China, which once upon a time had no blue water Navy, can now boast of multiple aircraft carriers and the ability to conduct large-scale amphibious operations. A recent GAO report details that half of the (32) US Navy amphibious ships are in poor condition, and some ships have been out of service for years.

The hundreds of billions of dollars in trade deficit with China is enabling them to have a global hegemonic vision called the One Belt, One Road strategy. China is basically operating in every possible littoral region in the world. And that includes operating the entry and exit stages of one of the greatest engineering marvels known to man, built by America…the Panama Canal.

Donald Trump seeks to defeat the ChiComs just as Ronald Reagan defeated the Soviet Union—economically. The 21st-century axis of evil is led by China. Their allies are Russia, Iran, and North Korea. And you can bet your bottom dollar that China will support Islamic jihadists in their fight against the West. China is already supporting the transnational narco-criminal terrorists we call the cartels. How else could China infiltrate tens of thousands of single military-age male Chinese into America…as they buy up farming lands and food production facilities and occupy terrain near strategic military installations?

Our lack of resolve, resilience, and strategic focus has brought us to this point. We are in a fight, so say the Chinese, so that is our reality. Now, it is time for us to decide how we will defeat the ChiComs and rally to that cause. I found it utterly disturbing and cowardly how San Francisco was cleaned up for a visit by Xi Jinping…a symbol of surrender and acquiescence. If anything, now is the time to economically isolate Communist China, and if that means less cheap goods from them, damn right, I will make that sacrifice.

We can choose this means of the fight, or the other is one where we will call upon our men and women to take the field. I say we follow Reagan’s example, tear down the Great Wall, and watch the ChiComs collapse. They are betting on a lack of resolve from Americans. They think we just operate in 24 to 76-hour cycles or, at the longest, two to four-year political cycles. Such folly is why we are in this position. Let’s get that steely-eyed killer look and stare them down. I know that the progressive socialist leftists hate Trump. Therefore, they hate our Nation. Incompetents like California Congressman Eric Swalwell, who once slept with a ChiCom spy, will root against our success and our victory.

I say we fight the ChiComs here and now and bring them to their knees economically—that we rally an entire world against them and their cohorts. That we produce, manufacture, and export our goods, services, and energy resources. This is our moment. Failure is not an option!

Steadfast and Loyal.

This article originally appeared at TownHall.com