No arguments, unfortunately. Who knows how it started; at this point, it doesn’t really matter. Either way, people’s lives are ruined & iconic & historical neighborhoods in our country’s 2nd largest city have been reduced to ash & rubble. IMO, this is an act of war facilitated by a foreign enemy, it will be exceedingly difficult to attribute convincingly in the court of public opinion. If the intelligence is clear, we should NOT respond by going on the offensive (other than covert strikes). We should respond by rebuilding & upgrading our comprehensive national strength, unburdening our economy, leapfrogging our challengers technologically, & transcending the escalating world war & domestic civil conflict by changing the game in ways China & Russia cannot counter. Don’t take the bait & walk into another of China’s traps; reset the game by restoring individual liberty, unleashing creative destruction, & rebooting the free world.