You say my thinking is "old thinking", but your thinking is actually older. Like Obama, you have imbibed so deeply of the old Soviet-influenced thinking of the left that you can't even see its anti-American roots. The leftward factions of the Democratic Party are still dominated by this idiocy, and now it is taking over the Republican Party as well.

We welcomed China into the international order, and the Chinese communist leadership has exploited its membership in the international community to do everything in its power to subvert that order. We had previously tried to welcome Russia into the international order via a partnership with NATO, but Russia spurned the offer.

The notion that the US can abdicate its international role is historically illiterate. We attempted that twice in the early 20th century, resulting in WW1 and WW2. The only reason there has not been a third world war is because the US has stayed engaged with the world to prevent it.

If the US were to abdicate its role as the world's policeman, China would gladly fill the vacuum. I can guarantee you would not like the results unless you are on the payroll of the Chinese Communist Party.