Biden allows a Chinese balloon to cross the entire US, surveilling as it went. Our military is focused on being woke, not being combat ready. Our people are beaten down by 3 years of lockdowns, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and family businesses closing while big-box stores did well. Why should China, Russia, Iran, or even North Korea worry?

Toothless tigers can’t frighten anyone. They evoke nostalgia for what they were, not fear or respect for what they are. They may look impressive from a distance, but a yawn gives them away.