Our problem is not today but the Chinese timeline horizon. In the fullness of time the Chinese do not intend to beat us in a throwdown, they intend to change the nature of the game, the players and their alliances, the geography. They also intend to neutralize American advantages, hence the new battlescape is likely to be in outerspace, digital space, psychological space.
They changed geography by building islands, they change the alliance situation by intimidating their neighbors-so far reaping only an unintended opposite effect-they are competing asymmetrically in the Third World and with 5G etc.
Psychologically, they are counting on the American left and the European left to indulge their penchant for appeasement until there is nothing left to defend. Meanwhile, they count on Western cupidity to sell out every essential Western institution from our media, our academia, our financial centers, our technology.
How long is our timeline?
wow. Great post.
Our timeline is 4 to 8 years if biden wins?
A four year delay and maybe even buy some time if Trump wins?
A longer delay and maybe turnaround if Trump and we take back the higher institutions and media and set the narrative in the country? which will be BRUTALLY hard
China’s population is aging rapidly, and their life expectancy is not as long as ours. Who’s going to fight for them? For what?
China has certainly been -persistently aggressive since the sellout days of the 1990s and early 2000s, but the real game changer has been Trumps junking of the imbecilic State Department approach and fighting back in Protecting Americas interest.
We may well see a Trump Gold Standard whereby we the USA and World Bankers in tow, freeze the old National Currencies, and reissue our money. In the late 90’s/early 2000’s there was much talk an “American Dollar” being used from Brazil/Argentina to Canada and Trade Zone. It seems the Chinese are fortifying their Trade Zones for a realignment of THE CURRENCY Realignment and Regional Trade Zones inseade of a prelude to War being the alternative sold to the American/World Public.
I foresee the Fed Res Bank and World Bank accepting a Trump Gold Standard and possibly a new USA Dollar Currency pegged at a different rate - Gold my go t $3500 an ounce.... play on the old Roosevelt $35 Gold ounce.
If a currency re-roll happens, old debt may actually be cancelled or paid in a diluted less valuable American dollar.
It would be cute to also have a Silver Standard US Currency beside the US Dollar that could be used as a freely traded medium South of the Border that more closely aligns to their currency currencies value or in recognition that S. American peoples have much less monies or currency in their possession/buying power.
Hell, Trump could even issue an American Trade Dollar for use outside the USA further reducing the effects of trade wars and regional currency exchanges.
Damn, my mind is in overdrive.
Screw the ChiComs into accepting unequal financial trade repayment terms at about 10 cents on the dollar (Silver edition since they don’t deserve World Trade Status and the Am International Dollar for trade outside the US Boarders).
Ameri;ca will be on the Gold Standard... Chicoms get the Silzer Winnie .