China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched major military drills encircling the island of Taiwan, a step Beijing has made clear is a response to the US recently approving more than $11 billion in arms sales for Taipei. According to CGTN, Chen Binhua, a Chinese government spokesman, said the drills…
You think long-standing military strategy would mean anything to Trump? If it was in HIS personal self-interest to sell out America’s, and the world’s, security, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second.
Trump would happily do that if they give him a big enough bribe. Qatar have him a plane, so that’s the baseline. Maybe China can trade him a yacht for Taiwan.
It would be good for the world if the US Empire removed all of its overseas millitary bases, though. Trump is allowed by the imperialists in the US Empire to do what he can to try to save it, hence why the US Empire shifted from Eastern Europe as a focus to latin America with their adventures in Venezuela. The idea is to pivot to war with China, or to spark a potential proxy war, before China gets too far ahead to contest. I’d argue that we are already at that point, but regardless, the US Empire maintains these millitary bases for economic reasons, not out of a sense of security.
Kinda. The US Empire is a dictatorship of capital, Trump has a lot he can do but he can’t unilaterally destroy the main levers the US Empire keeps to maintain imperialism without capitalist consent and support.
He also can’t just tear down a third of the White House on a whim, but here we are.
If he tells China, “Hey, thanks for the yacht, and the permission to build a Trump Tower in Taiwan, don’t worry about anything,” and then sits back and lets them invade China, without calling on our military to defend them, what would anyone do?
Schmuck Schumer would release a stern statement, a few people would grumble, but NOBODY in either party would do ANYTHING about it, except whine.
The entire premise of China “invading” Taiwan is false. Taiwan is Chinese, and the PRC is the legitimate government of China, not the ROC. As such, the PRC is just waiting for the seperatist government to stand down, despite the US empire wanting a hot war. This is a hot war the US establishment desperately wants, there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell they’d trade that for a tower.
You think long-standing military strategy would mean anything to Trump? If it was in HIS personal self-interest to sell out America’s, and the world’s, security, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second.
Trump would happily do that if they give him a big enough bribe. Qatar have him a plane, so that’s the baseline. Maybe China can trade him a yacht for Taiwan.
It would be good for the world if the US Empire removed all of its overseas millitary bases, though. Trump is allowed by the imperialists in the US Empire to do what he can to try to save it, hence why the US Empire shifted from Eastern Europe as a focus to latin America with their adventures in Venezuela. The idea is to pivot to war with China, or to spark a potential proxy war, before China gets too far ahead to contest. I’d argue that we are already at that point, but regardless, the US Empire maintains these millitary bases for economic reasons, not out of a sense of security.
Valid, although both things can be true.
Kinda. The US Empire is a dictatorship of capital, Trump has a lot he can do but he can’t unilaterally destroy the main levers the US Empire keeps to maintain imperialism without capitalist consent and support.
He also can’t just tear down a third of the White House on a whim, but here we are.
If he tells China, “Hey, thanks for the yacht, and the permission to build a Trump Tower in Taiwan, don’t worry about anything,” and then sits back and lets them invade China, without calling on our military to defend them, what would anyone do?
Schmuck Schumer would release a stern statement, a few people would grumble, but NOBODY in either party would do ANYTHING about it, except whine.
The entire premise of China “invading” Taiwan is false. Taiwan is Chinese, and the PRC is the legitimate government of China, not the ROC. As such, the PRC is just waiting for the seperatist government to stand down, despite the US empire wanting a hot war. This is a hot war the US establishment desperately wants, there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell they’d trade that for a tower.
Critical support!