The United States military is not currently prepared to win a war with China over Taiwan, according to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.). “It’s clear to me that if we went to war in the Taiwan Strait tomorrow, we’d probably lose,” Gallagher said. “It’s also clear to me that the threat horizon for the Taiwan scenario is growing more near by the day.” Gallagher, who has previously served as a U.S. Marines intelligence officer, made the comments during a webinar on strategic competition, hosted by the Project 2049 Institute, a Washington-based think tank dedicated to security issues in the Indo-Pacific. The congressman noted trends in wargames over the past several years, in which the United States consistently lost to China in simulated invasions of Taiwan by the mainland. He also expressed concern about the United States’ lack of growth in hard power assets like naval vessels. “I am very concerned about …