It behooves Western democracies in general, and the US in particular, to enhance their military posture of deterrence, and pursue peace-through-strength rather than peace-through-gestures, concessions, and retreats.
Totally agree. I don't care if they like us but they should damn well fear us and what we can do to them. Which they don't currently given the feeble senile old crook who is occupying the WH.