I guess the thing that worries me the most about this idea is that if the top brass do believe their own nonsense, they might start a war with China because they’ve bought into all the anti-China propaganda they’ve made up. And when they fight that war, and don’t get the instant victory they thought they would, I’m terrified of what they might do to make sure that even if they can’t “win” they will at least make sure China “loses.”