War planning takes years, not weeks.

Several years ago, I predicted that the US could not delay a major war with China any later than by Spring-Summer 2020 or else it would risk defeat.

The news reports over the 30-odd months since then have not altered my opinion. If anything, I feel that my estimated timeline is still on track and that we are now less than 12 months away from that war.

I agree with the warnings in the article and the statement that after talking to officials the author believes that Iran was indeed behind the tanker attacks is incredible: only hard evidence is credible.