Re: Chinese Weather Balloons.
We are at war with China. Even if no one is saying it out loud.
We have announced plans to reopen bases in the Philippines.
We are considering allowing South Korea going nuclear.
Last month, the U.S. and Japan agreed to adjust the American troop presence on the island of Okinawa in part to enhance anti-ship capabilities that would be needed in the event of a Chinese incursion into Taiwan or other hostile acts in the South or East China sea.
They also added a formal mention of outer space in the longstanding U.S.-Japan security treaty, making clear that “attacks to, from and within space” could trigger the mutual defense provisions of the treaty. And Japan announced it would begin constructing a pair of runways on the small southern island of Mageshima where joint exercises, amphibious operations and missile interception could begin in about four years.
How the US is boosting military alliances to counter China
On the diplomatic front, the U.S. opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands this week, in a direct effort to counter China’s growing influence there. There had been an embassy in the Solomons for several years, but it was closed in 1993 as part of a global reduction in diplomatic posts. Over time, however, the U.S. became concerned about possible weakening ties with the country.
The Solomon Islands switched allegiance from the self-ruled island of Taiwan to Beijing in 2019. And last year, the Solomons signed a security pact with China, raising fears of a military buildup by Beijing in the region.
Echoes of stones being played on the board.
Move and counter move.
A masterful stroke.
Sente China.
The point is not the balloons, the point is to scare White Trumpublican America into a panic.
So that they demand "The Homeland" be defended. So that they feel insecure and want to "pull in" US forces.
The average FOX viewer has no clue about our strategic weakness right now. They have no clue that 90% of the world’s supply of computer chips comes from Taiwan.
That it will take 5 to 10 years for any of the new plants funded by the CHIPS ACT to come online.
During that time, if anything happens to Taiwan the US is FUCKED. We don’t make enough chips to resupply our military demand.
Oh, BTW we are BURNING through advanced munitions in Ukraine. Those being the only thing keeping them from collapsing.
Let’s recap.
We are burning through advanced munitions faster than we can replace them and the plants that make 90% of the world’s supply of computer chips are right off the coast of China.
The snap of stones
on the board.
Encircling, capturing, defeating.
Plus, we have to keep supporting Ukraine. We have to project STRENGTH to the World. We are the DOMINANT SUPERPOWER.
Part of that is looking like we have bottomless resources.
If we suddenly "throttle back" now, it will look like we have run low on supplies. Suddenly we will look really WEAK.
There is an INSANE amount of diplomacy going on right now. The whole world order is being stressed.
Last year in Iran there were riots over water. They cut the taps in several cities and people rioted.
They fired into the rioters with live ammunition.
The riots going on right now are tied to the Climate Crisis. My simulations are now indicating a 75% likelihood of Civil War in Iran by the end of the year.
This will further destabilize the entire region and send additional waves of refugees into Europe. Dominoes are starting to fall.
Last Thought--
We don't really know 100% "for sure" what China's chip making capacity actually is. A LOT of manufacturing in China is done by the Military for internal consumption.
What if China has chip fabrication plants that no one knows about?
What if China is sitting on a stockpile of chips and is able to supply their military demand during a hot war.
If they have a stockpile, the US position is even weaker. They could simply outlast us.
“The greatest victory is that which is achieved without battle” —Sun Tzu
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