Obviously they were never gonna shot her out of the sky lol!
It's early in the game though, massive exercises announced around all of Taiwan including territorial Taiwanese waters so the escalation game is still on.
OK, I’ll admit it. I don’t have the faintest idea what Nancy Pelosi is doing, or why she is taking the lead on this, or why any of this is happening. There may be some deep plan here I don’t understand, or it may be completely chaotic, with everybody just doing what they think they should be doing for their own reasons! I can make up theories, but I’m hoping that at some point somebody will come out in the open and explain what the hell is going on!
I think the US is over stretched. Also competing with China is a fools game. The unipolar world is ending. If Asia dominates the future and China Asia, then maybe the US can have the rest.
I could have told you she would. The airfield at NASA Moffatt was being used to test the airforce jets engines for about 6 weeks - 24/7 - that would escort her. The noise was constant. I would bet she has twice as many U.S. fighters over Taiwan than the Chinese do. People often mistake Pelosi for those she represents, and, let's just say the woman is shrewd and savvy. Nothing gets past her.
My best guess is that this is another nail that the powers that be are using to drive into Biden's, at least now, theoretical coffin. By ignoring his public statements, the powers that be are establishing his lack of control and it will be used as one of many justifications for pushing him out the door to be replaced by Gavin Newsom or whoever.
China came in looking weak. They shouldn't have made a big deal about this when they clearly couldn't do anything about it. But they did and gave the US an easy W.
Just because the White House publicly says they're against it doesn't mean they are. She can't order military jet escorts herself. Only Joe can help her with that.
It's a 4D chess move to get the CHIPS Act expedited. Nancy will be rewarded handsomely for restoring microchip manufacturing by raking in a fortune from Paul's Nvidia longs.
Could this mean that Nancy Pelosi, late in her “Leftist” career, has come over to the side of the American people?
Of course not.
So what does it mean?
My best educated guess is that it is a ploy, or “dirty trick,” to create the impression that the “Democrat” political party, reeling from the disastrous reputation they have created by advancing the puppets Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the appearance of being in charge of the Executive Branch, needs to put the idea out there that they are a force of resistance against the juggernaut of the Chinese Communist Party.
So everyone oohs and aahs about Pelosi’s “daring” trip, while behind the scenes it’s dirty business as usual with Xi Jinping and his commies.
But there is a catch. Besides the CCP and the “Democrat” party, there’s a third force ruling the USA: the element which former president Eisenhower called the “military-industrial complex.” What would they want?
Money and power, of course: the power that comes from money and the money that comes from power. Yes they make high-tech weapons and the weapons get deployed, and used, as in Ukraine. But war is not healthy for children, and other living things, and military-industrial complexes. They don’t want real war, just saber-rattling.
Did General Milley call his counterpart in the PLA to ask if Pelosi’s plane would really get shot down if Pelosi visited Taiwan? I really don’t know. But I would be surprised if he did.
“Washington is sending more arms to Ukraine”. If I were looking for a proper military payback - like China keeps threatening - I’d use some that fancy equipment that China keeps displaying, and blow some of that gear up. You play with fire you get burned is getting old. You keep interfering with the internal affairs of other countries, you get schooled. Added bonus, as we know Ukraine isn’t NATO; so no harm no foul.
While this is hilarious, and frankly a black eye for Biden, I can't bring myself to cheer for anything that gives the worst of the worst neocons a raging war boner. David French just sent out a newsletter with the headline: NANCY PELOSI TAKES A STAND. Clearly they smell blood in the water. David Frum is probably about to call his doctor for an erection lasting longer than four hours
Leave a comment if the mood strikes you and feel free to bring up anything else in the meantime as this is an open thread.
usa foreign policy is all hollywood now... the only substance is the money that goes to the military and wall st complex...
Obviously they were never gonna shot her out of the sky lol!
It's early in the game though, massive exercises announced around all of Taiwan including territorial Taiwanese waters so the escalation game is still on.
Wait, so she just did it of her own accord...?
OK, I’ll admit it. I don’t have the faintest idea what Nancy Pelosi is doing, or why she is taking the lead on this, or why any of this is happening. There may be some deep plan here I don’t understand, or it may be completely chaotic, with everybody just doing what they think they should be doing for their own reasons! I can make up theories, but I’m hoping that at some point somebody will come out in the open and explain what the hell is going on!
Clowns
I think the US is over stretched. Also competing with China is a fools game. The unipolar world is ending. If Asia dominates the future and China Asia, then maybe the US can have the rest.
Well, once China said she couldn't go, it was pretty much the only option, wasn't it?
I could have told you she would. The airfield at NASA Moffatt was being used to test the airforce jets engines for about 6 weeks - 24/7 - that would escort her. The noise was constant. I would bet she has twice as many U.S. fighters over Taiwan than the Chinese do. People often mistake Pelosi for those she represents, and, let's just say the woman is shrewd and savvy. Nothing gets past her.
My best guess is that this is another nail that the powers that be are using to drive into Biden's, at least now, theoretical coffin. By ignoring his public statements, the powers that be are establishing his lack of control and it will be used as one of many justifications for pushing him out the door to be replaced by Gavin Newsom or whoever.
China came in looking weak. They shouldn't have made a big deal about this when they clearly couldn't do anything about it. But they did and gave the US an easy W.
Just because the White House publicly says they're against it doesn't mean they are. She can't order military jet escorts herself. Only Joe can help her with that.
It's a 4D chess move to get the CHIPS Act expedited. Nancy will be rewarded handsomely for restoring microchip manufacturing by raking in a fortune from Paul's Nvidia longs.
Fascinating…
Could this mean that Nancy Pelosi, late in her “Leftist” career, has come over to the side of the American people?
Of course not.
So what does it mean?
My best educated guess is that it is a ploy, or “dirty trick,” to create the impression that the “Democrat” political party, reeling from the disastrous reputation they have created by advancing the puppets Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the appearance of being in charge of the Executive Branch, needs to put the idea out there that they are a force of resistance against the juggernaut of the Chinese Communist Party.
So everyone oohs and aahs about Pelosi’s “daring” trip, while behind the scenes it’s dirty business as usual with Xi Jinping and his commies.
But there is a catch. Besides the CCP and the “Democrat” party, there’s a third force ruling the USA: the element which former president Eisenhower called the “military-industrial complex.” What would they want?
Money and power, of course: the power that comes from money and the money that comes from power. Yes they make high-tech weapons and the weapons get deployed, and used, as in Ukraine. But war is not healthy for children, and other living things, and military-industrial complexes. They don’t want real war, just saber-rattling.
Did General Milley call his counterpart in the PLA to ask if Pelosi’s plane would really get shot down if Pelosi visited Taiwan? I really don’t know. But I would be surprised if he did.
“Washington is sending more arms to Ukraine”. If I were looking for a proper military payback - like China keeps threatening - I’d use some that fancy equipment that China keeps displaying, and blow some of that gear up. You play with fire you get burned is getting old. You keep interfering with the internal affairs of other countries, you get schooled. Added bonus, as we know Ukraine isn’t NATO; so no harm no foul.
While this is hilarious, and frankly a black eye for Biden, I can't bring myself to cheer for anything that gives the worst of the worst neocons a raging war boner. David French just sent out a newsletter with the headline: NANCY PELOSI TAKES A STAND. Clearly they smell blood in the water. David Frum is probably about to call his doctor for an erection lasting longer than four hours