Mike Gallagher: Trump’s DoD Should Be on a ‘War Footing,’ Prepare for 2027 Taiwan Invasion by China

GOWDY Fhank you for ░░░░░░░░ service to our country ░░░░░░░░ of all You re ░░░░░░░░ prone to hyperbole Two ░░░░░░░░ what makes you think ░░░░░░░░ window is closing that ░░░░░░░░ Gallagher Well 2027 is ░░░░░░░░ day that Chairman Xi ░░░░░░░░ has set or rather ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Xi Jinping has ░░░░░░░░ for his military to ░░░░░░░░ ready to invade Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ force if necessary Who ░░░░░░░░ if he ll actually ░░░░░░░░ it on that day ░░░░░░░░ happens to coincide with ░░░░░░░░ 100th anniversary of the ░░░░░░░░ s Liberation Army founding ░░░░░░░░ we are in the ░░░░░░░░ of maximum danger The ░░░░░░░░ balance of military hard ░░░░░░░░ continues to deteriorate Our ░░░░░░░░ is getting smaller at ░░░░░░░░ same time that China ░░░░░░░░ built the biggest navy ░░░░░░░░ the world and so ░░░░░░░░ have to operate under ░░░░░░░░ assumption that Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ serious If we ve ░░░░░░░░ anything from the war ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine it s that ░░░░░░░░ a dictator tells you ░░░░░░░░ want to do something ░░░░░░░░ if it seems outlandish ░░░░░░░░ a western or an ░░░░░░░░ perspective you have to ░░░░░░░░ that threat seriously because ░░░░░░░░ societies like theirs a ░░░░░░░░ Leninist led society they ░░░░░░░░ willing to endure far ░░░░░░░░ pain and they d ░░░░░░░░ willing to throw lives ░░░░░░░░ this problem So we ░░░░░░░░ to be moving heaven ░░░░░░░░ earth Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ of defense needs to ░░░░░░░░ heaven and earth to ░░░░░░░░ hard power in Xi ░░░░░░░░ s path before it ░░░░░░░░ too late The only ░░░░░░░░ to preserve peace to ░░░░░░░░ a war is to ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon on a ░░░░░░░░ footing and fire anybody ░░░░░░░░ gets in his way ░░░░░░░░ All right there is ░░░░░░░░ nominee for SecDef You ░░░░░░░░ have John Lee Ratcliffe ░░░░░░░░ Walz Marco Rubio You ░░░░░░░░ a well respected voice ░░░░░░░░ national security matters when ░░░░░░░░ were in the House ░░░░░░░░ advice would you give ░░░░░░░░ on what to do ░░░░░░░░ in what order and ░░░░░░░░ to do it Gallagher ░░░░░░░░ most important thing is ░░░░░░░░ prioritize hard power For ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic efforts to have ░░░░░░░░ to have strength they ░░░░░░░░ to be backed by ░░░░░░░░ creditable threat of military ░░░░░░░░ As the great Wisconsinite ░░░░░░░░ Kennan once said You ░░░░░░░░ no idea how much ░░░░░░░░ contributes to the general ░░░░░░░░ and pleasantness of diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ have a nice quiet ░░░░░░░░ armed force in the ░░░░░░░░ The second thing is ░░░░░░░░ prioritize the threat posed ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ understand that it s ░░░░░░░░ just an over there ░░░░░░░░ it is a right ░░░░░░░░ at home threat It ░░░░░░░░ to the lack of ░░░░░░░░ on our southern border ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl of course the ░░░░░░░░ to which is supplied ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ going across the southern ░░░░░░░░ and killing tens of ░░░░░░░░ of Americans The third ░░░░░░░░ final thing I would ░░░░░░░░ them unlike the old ░░░░░░░░ War we really are ░░░░░░░░ an era where the ░░░░░░░░ sector needs to work ░░░░░░░░ constructively with the government ░░░░░░░░ of our innovation when ░░░░░░░░ comes to cutting edge ░░░░░░░░ is happening not in ░░░░░░░░ government lab somewhere but ░░░░░░░░ the private sector So ░░░░░░░░ need to make sure ░░░░░░░░ best and brightest in ░░░░░░░░ Valley and in the ░░░░░░░░ sector more broadly aren ░░░░░░░░ spending their time and ░░░░░░░░ on optimizing algorithms for ░░░░░░░░ videos on a social ░░░░░░░░ app but are applying ░░░░░░░░ talents to hard national ░░░░░░░░ challenges bridging the gap ░░░░░░░░ the technology and private ░░░░░░░░ more broadly and the ░░░░░░░░ security community is the ░░░░░░░░ that the next administration ░░░░░░░░ run with in order ░░░░░░░░ be successful against China.”