Oh I had forgotten all about that episode. Good point.
Could be a country who was the victim of a Japanese sneak attack, or it could be a country run by low-life marxist cocksuckers.
Actually I wasn’t. I’m not sure what Biden could say that would help. I’m not sure American threats carry the same weight they once did. Saber rattling may not frighten the Chinese as much as we think. And it seems to me it would be a grievous mistake to increase the tension. Maybe the best approach is to say nothing. Or if Biden did say something it could be a little conciliatory, something along the lines of a pointed request for China to tone down the rhetoric before things get out of control. That’s what I would recommend. What do you recommend?
At this point, I wouldn't count on Biden being able to keep the two countries straight.
Sadly, that made me laugh hysterically!
I think the rhetoric is heating up, and it would be dangerous to incentivize it to get worse. The Chinaman obviously got out over his skies. A stern non-blinking admonition to knock off with the threats might have better results than ordering them to STFU. How would you go about pulling every dollar you can out of the country? For one thing they have massive - MASSIVE - leverage since they have financed much of our government’s overspending. That would bring international trade and international supply chains to a screeching halt, which would cause tremendous economic disequilibrium, could possibly cause a world wide depression, which could be the spark that starts a nuclear holocaust. I’m pretty sure neither one of us wants that.
This is ridiculous, under Biden we will most certainly be diminished militarily but there is no doubt by any world power that the USA still possesses the military power to devastate any military or an entire country.
That’s a fine idea. Personally I don’t think it is workable, but I commend you for thinking outside the box.
I’ll ignore the personal insults to my character, and just say responding to unlikely military threats by one country with ratcheted up unlikely military threats of your own is not a solution. Tensions are high enough for the Chinese official to say what he said. It is not helpful to respond in kind, or with greater threats.
Oh it's workable but would require an American First type of thinking along with creativity. Just the government covering the employer share of Social Security, workmen's Comp and Unemployment insurance could be a huge incentive for business to move back to the US. Add in a few temporary tax breaks for moving facilities back to the US would get even more.
Yes give them a pass that's the way to stop it.
You are not listening. No one is suggesting coddling or appeasement. I’m saying countering their vocal bluster with even louder bluster of our own will not achieve our goal. Biden could threaten their existence, which IMO would not be taken seriously, or he could simply to tell them to knock it off with the threats. Speak softly because both of you know you carry a big stick, if you will. There is no need to wave it around, it tends to lose its panache when you do.
