They had all the prior knowledge and advice about how to handle it that they needed way back in January. And did nothing.
And here Scott Sumner has a great summary of the government’s failings in this crisis.
Chinese Chess Moves: A Tectonic Shift in Exquisite Platforms
If the Saab 37 Viggen and the F16 had a love child, it is the Chinese J-10C. The realignment begins, you are witnessing a tectonic shift away from US influence in all the conflict hot-spots on Earth. Meanwhile, the J-10C is equipped to fight against modern threats in...
