IT SEEMS THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS GOING ALL OUT AT PROVOKING WAR
SO FAR, NO ONE IS TAKING THE BAIT
After watching speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi this week, one can only conclude that the democrats are now willing to risk war to salvage their hopes for the 2022 mid terms. While her trip to Taiwan will increase tensions with China and inevitably cost this country in some way, the Chinese are unlikely to engage in military conflict at this time. It would be counter productive, the U.S. is self destructing on many fronts, why give them a political lifeline now.
China has many options to damage the U.S. including continuing to slow walk basic strategic materials to the United States. It can also refrain from buying U.S. treasury bonds or selling their holding of those bonds. There is a long list of possibilities without direct military conflict.
Then of course, we see that the U.S. is weekly increasing its commitment to supplying Ukraine with more sophisticated arms and even considering sending U.S. personnel to help the Ukrainians in their conflict with Russia. We continue to hear how the Ukraine just needs some new type of advanced weapons and they will be able to win this conflict. Russia is no longer even warning that escalation can lead to nuclear war, again, they see that these efforts are failing and many of these weapons are being destroyed as they enter the country. It is very unlikely that any assistance short of of NATO intervention will enable Ukraine to win this conflict. So far, Russia has not responded to this assistance militarily, cyber warfare or in any other way. I suspect they are waiting for the opportunity that will someday make such reprisals more effective.
With only 3 months to the mid-terms some dramatic turn of events is hoped to win support for the Democrat policies. So far, Europe is heading for a serious energy crisis by fall, it will have serious repercussions here at home. The sanctions have indeed been a two edged sword, damaging the sanctioners as much as the sanctioned. Is war the only hope to save the midterm elections?
So far, it seems no one is retaliating for our support of Ukraine or is China likely to invade Taiwan before the next election. Maybe some other skirmish can be created to show the strength of the U.S. foreign policy and democrat leadership.
Pelosi's purpose in her visit is not too hard to figure out. Just look to what would help her keep her job in November.
ReplyDeleteShe most likely went there to shake down Taiwan for contributions for her fellow Democrats in the House.
Don't be surprises if she is in Kyiv very soon, demanding a kick-back on all that money she has helped to provide.