1914 was marked by military mobilizations and maneuvers that

set the stage for World War I was called The Guns of August.

Welcome to the missiles of August.

In recent days, the Chinese Communist Party has accompanied

live-fire exercises effectively blockading Taiwan with ballistic

missiles sent over the island. These actions cap months of CCP

preparations reportedly aimed at transitioning China’s home

front “from normal to war” to achieve Taiwan’s “reunification-

by-force” with the mainland.

To date, the Biden administration has ignored repeated appeals

from those like our Committee on the Present Danger: China to

deter such Chinese aggression by dramatically increasing its

risks and costs. Unfortunately, our inaction before this ominous

August and in its course will not prevent a kinetic Sino-

American conflict, but decrease the odds of our ultimate victory

when it comes.

This is Frank Gaffney.