[fistfucker3000]

The about the author tells you everything you need to know about this article and whether to take it seriously. These are not universities. They’re right wing think tanks that carry water for oil companies and defense contractors.

About the authors: Michael Beckley is a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his research focuses on U.S.-China competition, and is an associate professor at Tufts University. Hal Brands is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies US foreign policy and defense strategy, and is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

[lolsal]

Are you dismissing this article because the authors might disagree with you over some other political opinions or ideals?

[GaryTang]

Ad hominem attacks are always a great approach to discussions. /s