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Berta Nelson's avatar

DJT is simply following the script laid out for him. We can see "continuity of agenda" in the actions & policies of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton, the Bushes, Obama, Trump 1, Biden & Trump 2. The figurehead is only that & serves as a great distraction to the actual policy which marches on fairly unabated.

War with China has been on the agenda & offered in think tank policy papers at least since 2009 & I would argue well before that. However, the USA seems decidedly weaker now militarily than it seemed 15 years ago, so I'm not sure why the delay. In that time USA has managed to flatten Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan & Ukraine & raise havoc elsewhere. Why it didn't attack China in 2009 could be due to the high investment of USA & multi-nat'l manufacturing in China. A lot of money was being made then. But now China has managed to capture much of that money itself & USA policy enriches the wealthy & starves the state.

USA will not "win" a war with China now. Chinese leaders seem willing to let USA exhaust itself in bellicose rhetoric & threatening military actions. Meanwhile, supplies of crucial elements to make war machines have been cut off. China controls them. How the USA will fizzle is up to conjecture.

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Ryk BlueStar's avatar

One cannot slap the Chinese Dragon in the face and escape unharmed. Dragons really don’t like that! Dragons have very long lives, so they play the long game.

Thank you for writing this article. The US Congress created the Federal Reserve so they are complicit in its successes and failings.

Inquiry: are these the 100 year bonds that are redeemable in gold?

Thank you

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