SubiyaCryolite said:
(a) Its very relevant, it shows that the US economy is largely built on a house of cards. It shows that if pushed in a corner China could cause signficant economic damage to the US. Why do you think your Government is so obssessed with Syria? Its over the Iran->Syria piples. They know what you dont, without the petrodollar the US gets f#@ked. They need Assad out of the way so that your "ally" Qatar can sell gas and petroleum to the EU: not only to spite/weaken Russia but primarily to maintain your hegemony. Warfare is fought on many fronts and the economy is one of the biggest ones. As far as this thread is concerned any war between America and China would ensure mutual destruction, any victory would be phyrric. The cost is simply too high. (b and c) Have you seen the people Trump is surrounding himself with? Do you expect any restraint or tact from Trumps team if China/Russia/Anyone plays hardball in response to Trumps carelesss rhetoric/threats? Do you really think they'll be "level headed"? I genuinely think ISIS is working overtime to attack the US as we speak because they know how Trump will respond, and it will be a huge recruiting drive. |
will only use the military to defend the US should some other country chuck a tantrum and attack. Which seems unlikely.My government? I'm Australian. I'm looking at this from the outside and have seen Trump as more of an isolationist than an aggressor. He wants to frack oil from under the US so that they don't have to trade with or invade the middle east.
I agree that warfare is fought on economic fronts, but with all the major players nuclear armed, I think everyone wants to avoid hot wars. Nobody wants to vaporise the human race. I think team Trump can be level-headed enough to avoid that. Like I said at the end though: power affects people strangely and Trump could be no exception.
