Posted on 08/02/2022 10:36:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy on October 26, 1962:
Mr. President, we and you ought not now to pull on the ends of the rope in which you have tied the knot of war, because the more the two of us pull, the tighter that knot will be tied. And a moment may come when that knot will be tied so tight that even he who tied it will not have the strength to untie it, and then it will be necessary to cut that knot, and what that would mean is not for me to explain to you, because you yourself understand perfectly of what terrible forces our countries dispose.
Both President Xi and Joe Biden are pulling on that knot as hard as they can.
SET News is reporting that Taiwan is putting its air defenses on war footing as four Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), and Chinese rhetoric threatening war became even more violent.
Western news outlets were unable to independently verify the report.
What’s clear is that China has chosen the visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan to throw down the gauntlet and challenge U.S. dominance in the region.
“We would like to tell the United States once again that China is standing by, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will never sit idly by, and China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Zhao Lijian, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters. “As for what measures, if she dares to go, then let’s wait and see.”
The Biden administration seems a little perplexed by the virulence of the Chinese response.
“There is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit consistent with longstanding U.S. policy into some sort of crisis or conflict,
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How much is this Pelosi Dog and Pony Show costing us?
In just about a year and a half, this pig faced son of a bitch Bidet and his cabal have managed to cause one war and are about to cause another.
We won’t know until when and if China retaliates
All for Nancy Pelosi...
What gives? She’s made herself the flash point and focus for US-China relations. Is it her own narcissism? Some Democrat PR/mid-term stunt? Is she serving some unspoken deep-state/neocon plan?
Wow, this is as fun as The Bay of Pigs!
It’s all scripted.
China won’t get mad. They will wait until Pelosi has left. Then they will get even.
US Air Force assets.
US Navy Carrier Task Force.
Taiwan on war alert and footing.
Would love to see the price tag for this farce........
All because Pelosi couldn’t do a zoom meeting
Is Nancy auditioning for the VP spot when Biden resigns? The fact is, this Asian adventure will give her more international leadership than Kamala.
What’s the purpose of the trip?
Boost the Democrats in November.
Probably
Egads..
China news just caused tsla to give back a lot of gains on the manufacturing news. Trying to recover right now
“We won’t know until when and if China retaliates”
This isn’t going to be a military retaliation. It is going to be economical. All China has to say is “no exports to the US for one year” and it’s over.
It gets her husband’s DUI trial off the front page.
Perks of the office.
I think it could be both economic sanctions and a navy blockade
If this is Pelosi trip is being scripted it’s not over yet. Xi isn’t willing to make himself look weak just to placate the democrat’s elections chances in November.
Xi might be willing to help out his puppets in the US government, but it’s not going to be at the expense of making him look weak when he’s due to be reappointed for a third term as CCP leader this autumn.
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