Nixon’s idea was to split China and Russia. Of course, no one had enough sense in government to monitor the ongoing results.
That opening seems to have taken a turn for the worse, I’ll agree. I wonder what would have happened if the US had tried to keep China isolated for the last 50 years. That would probably be just as bad.
Nixon didn’t make Clinton sell “dual use” guidance technology to China that advanced their offensive capabilities by (some say) 20 years. How could Nixon foresee a Clinton or an Obama or a Biden?
How could Nixon foresee a Clinton or an Obama or a Biden?
I wonder what would have happened if the US had tried to keep China isolated for the last 50 years. That would probably be just as bad.
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You that claimed Noxious Nixon was very far sighted strategically, so if that was true, then it was what it was.
Noxious Nixon opened the door, as I said - he knew full well that others would step through it ; that was the whole point of it in the first place. Splitting China and Russia was a fools errand, as they were already fighting along the Amur river boarder. He was well aware of the bad blood between the two.
The rest is “what if” speculation with no foundation.