It's amusing seeing Khatiri argue that the US, which spends more on defense than probably the next 10 countries combined, is unwilling to invest in being a global power. Maybe percent of GDP that goes toward defense spending isn't the best metric; I think $800 billion is plenty, and most of that gets wasted by contractors. We spend more and get less than any other country in the world, from our military, to our infrastructure, to our health care.

As far as maniacs like Ramthun running around, this is why we can't move on from Trump. This guy's only real qualification is a lie he's willing to tell. And, if he were to win in 2022, does anyone think he'd actually keep that promise to call for a "cyber audit," whatever that is? For the Ross Douthats of the world, who want to argue that 1/6 wasn't such a big deal, and that it's time to move on, and blame the mainstream media for sensationalizing and overhyping Trump and the big lie, no one can move on, because the rightwing media hasn't moved on. These crazies are being fueled by a media ecosystem that folks like Douthat don't want to talk about for some reason, and their crazy spills over into and infringes upon the rest of us who are just trying to live in reality, but cannot.