PATRICK MURPHY: So, when we shot that one down, it was over Canadian airspace. It was an American fighter jet, F-22. But, I think we're sending the message of what would happen, you know, in Ukraine. Obviously, we had this incredible coalition, as you know, pushing back on the Russian invasion. And I think it's sending a message, hopefully sending the right message to China that the world will rally around us if they keep messing around it.
What people need to understand in our great country is that we're the underdog here. We're a third of their size. And I'm not just talking about geographical and population.
US President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Listen, America at our best is the reluctant warrior, but we're a warrior. And we need to make sure, when you have less than 1% of the country that's serving, and you only have 26% of the country that can even serve, because of the obesity crisis in America and some other things, we need to wake up, understand that we have a competitor out there in China that thinks they're the preeminent power in the world. We don't want any unnecessary wars. We have to always prepare for the worst.