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[horse]

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Mr Lee said he had an "excellent" discussion with Ms Harris earlier in the morning, highlighting that they reaffirmed the "robust and enduring" partnership between Singapore and the US.

"I also expressed our appreciation for US’ active role in the Asia Pacific, especially in Southeast Asia, and our shared support for a stable, rules-based international order in the region, based on international law, where all countries can both cooperate and compete peacefully with one another, and prosper together," he said.

Mr Lee said Singapore would also like to offer the Republic of Singapore Air Force's multi-role tanker transport aircraft to help the US as it conducts an evacuation of refugees from Afghanistan.

That is really not that different from the usual. I think he did it frame in words that in language in a way to appease Americans more.

When the Liberal media has to pump up "business as usual" to be some sort of secret plot that Singapore really has in mind in conjunction with the Americans, everyone knows they have lost the plot.

The only people who will call out this charade of political theater is Faux News and their friends, for they do not like the Biden people and they definitely do not like the foreigners. At least they are consistent.

 

[Agnus]

Considering that Singapore is always one of the loudest voices trying calm tensions between the China and US, I think is Singapore trying to be smooth the ego of an anxious US. An insecure US is very dangerous.

 

[Phead128]

Considering that Singapore is always one of the loudest voices trying calm tensions between the China and US, I think is Singapore trying to be smooth the ego of an anxious US. An insecure US is very dangerous.

Exactly, as our esteemed member @weig2000 said before , half the battle is assuaging an insecure bruised ego and managing an declining US from lashing out to hurt it's own strategic interest out of spite and egoism. Coddling them with buzzwords helps to a certain extent, and better yet, send Gordon Chang to talk about the imminent demise of China's economy. That decievement of the round-eyes help delay the trade-war by a decade, critical time for China to be more robust and resilient.

 

[horse]

Considering that Singapore is always one of the loudest voices trying calm tensions between the China and US, I think is Singapore trying to be smooth the ego of an anxious US. An insecure US is very dangerous.

How is an insecure US very dangerous?

From what I have seen, the US does not need any excuse to strike out at its perceived enemies. They will attack, militarily or politically, when they want to.

What has changed, is China launches fierce counter-attacks.

What happens next ... is we all start laughing!

 

[Overbom]

What has changed, is China launches fierce counter-attacks.

is nuclear weapons.

If China didnt have nuclear weapons then that would be game over. This is why nuclear deterrence is so important. Western media try to sweettalk how US acts following "rules" but the truth is, as you said, that US doesn't need any kind of excuse to attack and destroy a country

 

[Bellum_Romanum]

is nuclear weapons.

If China didnt have nuclear weapons then that would be game over. This is why nuclear deterrence is so important. Western media try to sweettalk how US acts following "rules" but the truth is, as you said, that US doesn't need any kind of excuse to attack and destroy a country

Can you please name me a country where the American military might manage to beat an enemy country that's close or near parity in every conceivable way? I can't think of any country where the U.S. ever single handedly beat or subdued a country as strong as China or Russia. The U.S. loves to take sole credits for WWII and their so called victory over the USSR or the loss or Soviets in Afghanistan etc.

The notion that if China didn't have any nukes then therefore the outcome of the war where China loses because the U.S. would what? Just nuke China? And the world or other countries like Russia is supposed to just let it slide like cool bro, totally understandable is not based on any historical precedence. It's an assumption that most of us have simply accepted but I don't know where this common narrative is taken from tbh.

 

[Overbom]

Can you please name me a country where the American military might manage to beat an enemy country that's close or near parity in every conceivable way? I can't think of any country where the U.S. ever single handedly beat or subdued a country as strong as China or Russia. The U.S. loves to take sole credits for WWII and their so called victory over the USSR or the loss or Soviets in Afghanistan etc.

The notion that if China didn't have any nukes then therefore the outcome of the war where China loses because the U.S. would what? Just nuke China? And the world or other countries like Russia is supposed to just let it slide like cool bro, totally understandable is not based on any historical precedence. It's an assumption that most of us have simply accepted but I don't know where this common narrative is taken from tbh.

US will just nuclear blackmail China. You cant risk your country because of how the world would react, right?

This is why Mao was right saying :
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"

I am asking you, and other members, honestly:
Would you trust that a 2024 president Trump, Pompeo, Tom Cotton, or any other Republican, would care about the world opinion and reaction when dealing with China?

And what would Russia supposed to do? Is it the mother of China, sacrificing itself for China? The balance of relationships between countries is based on Strength. Would Russia sacrifice itself for a hypothetical non-nuclear China?

Anyway, this was a hypothetical scenario. My point is that with the crazies, you cannot trust that they will take into account the world's opinion. Better instead to have a solid MAD capability and sleep peacefully. I will end here the discussion as I feel this is offtopic now

 

[Bellum_Romanum]

And speaking of cringe and Taiwan being treated like an effeminate subordinate cuckold for the American anglosphere. Just check this headline from FT.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1429709983260692484

 

[weig2000]

And speaking of cringe and Taiwan being treated like an effeminate subordinate cuckold for the American anglosphere. Just check this headline from FT.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1429709983260692484

A slip of tongue, but does tell you what the westerners truly think about Taiwan. I suppose next time, they will come out with a title like "The US shrugs off China threat and calms its 'Doggy Taiwan.'

Speaking of which, the above report happens to have the picture below, which I don't believe is due to a slip of finger.

 

[Agnus]

If there was a massive nuclear attack on China by the US, Russia would simply fire their nukes back at US. Simply because so much nuclear fallout from China would reach Russia. And, Russians won't be able to tell if there a massive attack on China and those nukes aren't meant for them. They aren't gonna risk it and fire back. It goes beyond Russia being ''nice'' and ''reliable'' friend of China but more of a matter of surviving for Russia.