The Bright Side

On the bright side of the Taiwan arms sale package, we are updating 140+ F-16s. And they will be updated to standards better than the new planes that Taiwan wanted.

Two, our military didn't block the sale--it was the State Department. (I meant to mention this earlier.)

Three, our military will report that Taiwan could use short-take-off versions of the F-35 or perhaps Harrier jets to avoid China's missiles targeting their airfields.

Taiwan has a way to go to restore the balance. But I don't assume that Taiwan is doomed to fail because of the size imbalance between them and China. That 100-mile wide anti-tank ditch called the Taiwan Strait makes all the difference in the world.