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What Beijing has learned about the US from the Iran war
www.politico.com
... The increasingly intractable conflict between the U.S. and Iran is revealing American military and strategic vulnerabilities " and offering important lessons to its biggest rival.
China is watching as the U.S. fails to cut through an Iranian blockade and expends heavy firepower, the Trump administration struggles to extricate itself from an unpopular war, global gas prices soar and the Pentagon's strategic documents reveal that warding off Beijing is no longer the top priority.
As President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet for a high stakes meeting next week, the U.S. is caught in an uncertain ceasefire. And with frustrated allies refusing to assist and a war driving political trouble for Trump at home, current and former U.S. defense officials fear China is heading into the meeting holding the cards
"The Chinese would be well within their right to say, What do you have left to build deterrence with?'" said a former defense official. "In order for a grand bargain to work, you would have to have the muscle to put behind it. You can't bluff on this question." ...
@#8 ... We like to call it News commentary... independent of major corporate media. ...
iNews UK -- Bias and Credibility
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... Overall, we rate iNews Left-Center biased based on editorial bias and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information. ...
Another odd one ...
Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (R-R-R Radio Mix) (1984)
www.youtube.com
(the youtube comments are interesting ...)
@#57 ... I would guess you have to use your common sense. ...
My common sense tells me that the President of the United States should be more careful when he speaks.
But Pres Trump is not careful when he speaks, he routinely lies and says stupid things..
So I ask again ...
"and how do you differentiate between the times he says idiotic things and he is just "thinking out loud," and when he says stupid things and he really means it?"