Of course, the State Department and the DOD in recent decades have been fully aware of creating the threat that provoked Russia. Interestingly, it was not such provocation that ultimately brought on this war, but rather the shelling of the Russian speaking people of Eastern Ukraine by the Azov (Nazi) Battalion. It would be analogous to D.C. sending waves of Antifa goons to attack Texans year after year and then Mexico, tired of seeing so many Spanish speaking people getting killed, deciding to go to war with D.C.
The biggest threats to US national security are Israel, Big Pharma, and the Military-Industrial Complex. China/Cuba is off the chart, just the same tired old fearmongering from a bought-and-paid-for Congress to distract us from the real issues.
I'm ashamed of how despicable, disingenuous, bullish and harmful the USA is for everyone even loyal Americans. I grew up in the 1960s and '70s believing America was truly a force for peace, prosperity and health all around the world. In 1981 someone stole my TV and I didn't replace it. By the end of the 80's I had become aware of how my beliefs were based on propaganda that pervades nearly all forms of entertainment, news, etc. Therefore stoped listening to the radio in 1990. Today I'm hoping that the nefarious forces that appear to control the entire world will end this era of theft, murder, and illness to allow a new era of peace and prosperity to rise from the ashes. It seems that the psychopathic ruling class are the only people capable of inciting the end of civilization as we know it. Meanwhile, they are also the only people ruthlessness enough and stupid enough to put an end to themselves. May they succeed.
So much hysteria about China so little history of Washington's deep ties & profiteering.
Asia Times 2004 - Bush Family Rainmakers ~ Partners in China from 1970's
HONG KONG - George Herbert Walker Bush arrived in Beijing 30 years ago as the official United States representative to China with one goal above all else: expanding his buddy list.
"My hyper-adrenaline, political instincts tell me that the fun of this job is going to be to try to make more contacts," he wrote in his first diary entry. "And it is my hope that I will be able to meet the next generation of China's leaders - whomever they may be. Yet everyone tells me that that is impossible."
Bush Sr, already a champion networker, wasn't to be denied. In a final triumph at the end of his stay, Deng Xiaoping, then vice premier, threw a farewell lunch for Bush Sr and his wife.
An easy story line to make up here is that there is always something wrong with the other guy, the foreigner. They are very worried somebody is going to come up, on their shore and attack them! But they can put missiles up perhaps 500 miles away from Moscow and everybody is supposed to understand we are the good guys. Putin saw it for what is was: naked aggression. The sick mentality of those with a nationalistic bias: only our side is ever right/
Our corrupt government invents things for us to fear. They also support genocide (Gaza) making them the leading terrorist state in the world alongside Zionist Israel.
I have to remind a friend of mine that for every putative evil Russia, China etc have supposedly done, our own government and Deep State have done the same. And Russia and China know that. So the obnoxiously HYPOCRITICAL demonizing of Russia etal is seen by them as worse than JUST demonizing. And it is.
I object to your use of "a bit" as I read it as disparaging rather than tongue-in-cheek. Hundreds of thousands have died because of the U.S. extending its forces too close to Russia.
The US has had decades to foster a working relationship with Cuba, to encourage healthy trade and good neighbors. I guess China made U$ a better offer. The "pick and choose" approach of the US has not made us look like reliable world actors.
Agreed but "us"? Americans have zero say in what those that own America do. US oligarchs were murdering workers and setting up coups against the government in the 1920's and none of them went to prison for it and they have only increased their power since then by being a bit more clever about it. I think it was only the fact that General Smedley Butler refused to go along with the coup that they wanted him to lead and warned the president about it that prevented it taking place but the president knew he couldn't go against those powerful men and live so they went completely unpunished and today we see the result of US oligarchs being above the law of the land.
Maybe the USSA should STOP THREATENING (like the TERRORIST that it IS) and SANCTIONING, every country on the planet!
Of course, the State Department and the DOD in recent decades have been fully aware of creating the threat that provoked Russia. Interestingly, it was not such provocation that ultimately brought on this war, but rather the shelling of the Russian speaking people of Eastern Ukraine by the Azov (Nazi) Battalion. It would be analogous to D.C. sending waves of Antifa goons to attack Texans year after year and then Mexico, tired of seeing so many Spanish speaking people getting killed, deciding to go to war with D.C.
Isn't it about time the US changed their stance towards Cuba?
And got the hell out of Cuba and stayed out. And arrested the terrorist cell members the US has been financing to murder fellow Cubans for decades.
The biggest threats to US national security are Israel, Big Pharma, and the Military-Industrial Complex. China/Cuba is off the chart, just the same tired old fearmongering from a bought-and-paid-for Congress to distract us from the real issues.
I'm ashamed of how despicable, disingenuous, bullish and harmful the USA is for everyone even loyal Americans. I grew up in the 1960s and '70s believing America was truly a force for peace, prosperity and health all around the world. In 1981 someone stole my TV and I didn't replace it. By the end of the 80's I had become aware of how my beliefs were based on propaganda that pervades nearly all forms of entertainment, news, etc. Therefore stoped listening to the radio in 1990. Today I'm hoping that the nefarious forces that appear to control the entire world will end this era of theft, murder, and illness to allow a new era of peace and prosperity to rise from the ashes. It seems that the psychopathic ruling class are the only people capable of inciting the end of civilization as we know it. Meanwhile, they are also the only people ruthlessness enough and stupid enough to put an end to themselves. May they succeed.
So much hysteria about China so little history of Washington's deep ties & profiteering.
Asia Times 2004 - Bush Family Rainmakers ~ Partners in China from 1970's
HONG KONG - George Herbert Walker Bush arrived in Beijing 30 years ago as the official United States representative to China with one goal above all else: expanding his buddy list.
"My hyper-adrenaline, political instincts tell me that the fun of this job is going to be to try to make more contacts," he wrote in his first diary entry. "And it is my hope that I will be able to meet the next generation of China's leaders - whomever they may be. Yet everyone tells me that that is impossible."
Bush Sr, already a champion networker, wasn't to be denied. In a final triumph at the end of his stay, Deng Xiaoping, then vice premier, threw a farewell lunch for Bush Sr and his wife.
"You are our old friends," said Deng, according to a Chinese government website. "You are welcome to come back anytime in the future." https://web.archive.org/web/20040528181020/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FE21Ad01.html
An easy story line to make up here is that there is always something wrong with the other guy, the foreigner. They are very worried somebody is going to come up, on their shore and attack them! But they can put missiles up perhaps 500 miles away from Moscow and everybody is supposed to understand we are the good guys. Putin saw it for what is was: naked aggression. The sick mentality of those with a nationalistic bias: only our side is ever right/
Our corrupt government invents things for us to fear. They also support genocide (Gaza) making them the leading terrorist state in the world alongside Zionist Israel.
We have a short memory and are full of contradictions.
I have to remind a friend of mine that for every putative evil Russia, China etc have supposedly done, our own government and Deep State have done the same. And Russia and China know that. So the obnoxiously HYPOCRITICAL demonizing of Russia etal is seen by them as worse than JUST demonizing. And it is.
Exactly John! Thank you.
I object to your use of "a bit" as I read it as disparaging rather than tongue-in-cheek. Hundreds of thousands have died because of the U.S. extending its forces too close to Russia.
We need to liberate CUBA…. AGAIN! We did it in 1898 with Teddy Roosevelt leading the charge….. its time to do it again!!!!
All you would need is several flights of C130s dropping pallets of dollars and Cuba would fall instantly.
The US has had decades to foster a working relationship with Cuba, to encourage healthy trade and good neighbors. I guess China made U$ a better offer. The "pick and choose" approach of the US has not made us look like reliable world actors.
Agreed but "us"? Americans have zero say in what those that own America do. US oligarchs were murdering workers and setting up coups against the government in the 1920's and none of them went to prison for it and they have only increased their power since then by being a bit more clever about it. I think it was only the fact that General Smedley Butler refused to go along with the coup that they wanted him to lead and warned the president about it that prevented it taking place but the president knew he couldn't go against those powerful men and live so they went completely unpunished and today we see the result of US oligarchs being above the law of the land.
If the CCP is a major concern, then Trump should focus more on Canada… 😬
I love your point.