Just as a point of order. Republicans relate well to those things.

The Pacific Theater 'thing' of the USA military was initiated in 2007 as one of the last actions of "W" before he left office. It is about oil and methane and border disputes and strong arming the regions for the best outcomes of the American petroleum industry. You never know if a strong arming and muscle flexing might actually spark a war or any multiple of them. Of course, Bush would say there are real threats from Russia and China that needs to be addressed. Not.

China owns the USA economy. They already won their fight. Russia has a lot of oil. There is no reason they want war. Russia currently is at peace talks.