Posted on 08/29/2016 10:09:43 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Scary. Dangerous. Insane. Those are the words critics, including some key conservatives, use to describe Donald Trump's informal courtship of Russian President Vladimir Putin. For the vast majority of America's establishment, Trump's remarks are simply unthinkable.
But what if Trump is on the right track? What if the experts are missing what's truly at stake for long-term U.S. national security?
The recent announcement that Beijing and Moscow plan to hold joint naval exercises in the South China Sea next month is alarming given growing tensions in the region. While analysts doubt the detente will result in a formal alliance between the two countries, the move is clearly meant as a poke at Washington's dominance in the region.
Russia, however, is hesitant to further China's territorial ambitions and, in the process, undermine its own national security. As a student of power politics, Putin understands that Russia could become the dessert on the menu for Chinese revanchism – a desire to reverse past territorial losses. Such an idea may seem foreign to most Americans, but a top Beijing objective in recent decades has been to erase past humiliation at the hands of colonial powers.
why is russia/china holding joint naval exercise in SE China Sea alarming? NONE OF OUR BUSINESS. They’re not the enemy. Focus on Islamists and stop looking for enemies. Russia/China are merely competitors, not enemies
We’d like to head off people becoming enemies before they actually do.
While Democrats are looking at Russia as the enemy and ignoring Islamists. We don’t need Republicans to join Democrats. Democrats hate the Russians because they’re no longer Communists and no longer allies of the Left. Islamists on the other hand remain allies
Exactly. With the Democrats are hating on Russia you know the exact opposite to be the correct stance.
As usual, Trump is right.
We can’t afford two giant enemies. Keep our enemies close and our enemies closer. Make nice with one of the big boys and split them before they team up against us.
The China Sea situation aside, at least Russia is against the spread of muslim terrorists and willing to go after them which is to our advantage.
China doesn’t care for muslims either but they aren’t stopping the spread outside their borders.
One day, if the US and Russia are teamed up, then China may see the need join to make an unstoppable force against Islamic terrorism.
“While Democrats are looking at Russia as the enemy and ignoring Islamists”
Lots and lots of MONEY to be made in Russia for the Globalists, by exploiting the resources they can’t currently buy.
Soros Group, et. al., stand to make TRILLIONS of dollars if they can force a breakup, and get control of the key resource regions.
Meanwhile the U.S. and India will sign a joint agreement this week which includes Japan and Australia to counter China and Pakistan.
With Russia’s past ties to India who knows who is who’s friend these days.
Countries historically have a habit of announcing their friendships before hostilities begin.
Even the Black Panthers are now telling us that it is idiotic to fight one another in a house that is burning down.
The South “China” Sea is closer to the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia than it is to China. The Philippines are a traditional (since 1898) ally and the others are at least neutral towards the U.S.
But the big reasons are 1. The South China Sea is a major shipping lane, and China is asserting territorial control by creating islands out of the sea; 2) major fiber optic communications run under the South China Sea that cost billions to build, and support businesses worth trillions.
China senses weakness in Obama and is hoping to capitalize on that weakness. Clinton would start WW3 for less.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
ARE YOU READY FOR THE COLLASPE OF OUR MONITARY SYSTEM? IT IS COMING SOON.
UNBELIVABLE? RECONSIDER.
PRAY FOR GOD TO INTERVIEN AND NOT ALLOW THIS DISASTER.
“Focus on Islamists and stop looking for enemies. Russia/China are merely competitors, not enemies”
Except you seem to be forgetting that Russian happily sponsors a whole branch of those Islamists who hate us, and has been sponsoring them for decades now.
“at least Russia is against the spread of muslim terrorists...”
They are only against the spread of muslim terrorists that threaten Russian interests or their allies’ interests. Russian happily sponsors muslim terrorists who threaten the interests of us and our allies.
Add India and we'll be getting close to that.
It’s almost like some people WANT a war.
Why is Russia threatening nuclear war? As far as I can tell only the Norks and Putin pull that card these days. He’s keeping good company there.
As usual, Trump is right.
We can’t afford two giant enemies. Keep our enemies close and our enemies closer. Make nice with one of the big boys and split them before they team up against us.
The China Sea situation aside, at least Russia is against the spread of muslim terrorists and willing to go after them which is to our advantage.
China doesn’t care for muslims either but they aren’t stopping the spread outside their borders.
One day, if the US and Russia are teamed up, then China may see the need join to make an unstoppable force against Islamic terrorism.
As usual, checkers playing Putinists can’t see the forest through the trees.
Putinist Russia is happy to jump in the sack with Islamist, Death to America Iran. Iran is currently the largest state sponsor in the woorld of Islamist terrorism.
Buy a clue: one party state fascist Russia is no friend of the United States.
>Putinist Russia is happy to jump in the sack with Islamist, Death to America Iran. Iran is currently the largest state sponsor in the woorld of Islamist terrorism.
The biggest terrorist sponsor is Suidi Arabia. And I’d point out that we’re in bed with both Iran and KSA right now. How many billions did we just hand to Iran?
>Buy a clue: one party state fascist Russia is no friend of the United States
Didn’t they warn us about the Boston bombers and the US government ignored it? Russia has been a better friend to the US public than our own goverment is.
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