All this talk with no action is not lost on Moscow or Beijing.
The world saw three of our Navy ships get rammed by unarmed cargo/civilian vessels. Not good.
Weakness - or the perception of weakness - begets aggression.
Having dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks Nazi Haley representing us in the UN is not exactly the best case scenario either.
How many threats have we issued already? It does not look like we are serious.
Weakness - or the perception of weakness - begets aggression.
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A truism for the ages if there ever was one. I first learned this valuable lesson many years ago in school. There was a small guy who was often picked on until one day he stood his ground and beat the crap out of the bully in a prolonged fist fight. The little guy would just not quit. From that day on no one, and I mean no one, messed with the little guy anymore.
BTW, I agree with your characterization of Haley. She looks like a news reader and has no gravitas whatsoever. Total lightweight who is in over her head.
“All this talk with no action is not lost on Moscow or Beijing.”
War =/= “action”
Nor is this a d*ck measuring contest.
Because if it isnt done right, are you going to be held responsible because you want “action” and you want it “now”?