Commentary A cousin forwarded to me a statement by “64 leading organizations” headlined by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security. I’m not sure if the paper should be categorized as a position paper, a petition, or a plea, but whatever it is, it denounces what they see as a growing bipartisan American “Cold War” mentality toward China. They would like to avert a hot war with China (especially one involving nuclear weapons). So far, so good. I can’t imagine any Americans of whatever political stripe relishing the prospect of such a destructive conflict. However, the reasons they invoke in support of their plea for U.S. leaders to avoid antagonizing China’s leaders are more problematical. The Campaign for Peace paper states, “Worryingly, both political parties are increasingly latching onto a dangerously short-sighted worldview that presents China as the pivotal existential threat to U.S. prosperity and security.” Actually, it would …