Moreover, most allies haven't a clue how the pivot will manifest itself and what role they should be playing. If a "pivot" means anything, it is at the least keeping security commitments. Now Obama has made one -- helping Taiwan close the "fighter gap."

The raptor is the only plane that can meet the challenges of China and Russia's developing air defenses.

The decision to invest in such an airplane no doubt began well before Hu Jintao's rule and is a reflection of the ambitions that China's leaders-indeed, probably a majority of Chinese people-share.

America should need and want its allies to enhance their air and naval power.

As Congress debates funding America's most advanced fighter aircraft, it should begin with the realization that the proposed cap of 187 is not nearly the number it seems at first glance.

Warfighting is becoming more risky as authoritarian regimes modernize their forces. If the United States wants to retain the ability to respond successfully to crises across the globe with a leaner and more cost-effective force, then our leaders must recognize that maintaining control of the air is the starting point for U.S. military supremacy.

As political name-calling and partisan rhetoric overtakes the media, Jonah Goldberg casts a skeptical eye on the arguments used by today’s journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians. In his newest book, “The Tyranny of Clichés,” Goldberg scrutinizes the oft-repeated claim that liberals are non-ideologues by dismantling the myriad nonintellectual talking points the Left employs in debates.