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So are you saying that the US should make military threats against any ally where a Chinese-controlled firm sets up a mine, even temporarily? Or where it might
by DennisP 1y ago
So are you saying that the US should make military threats against any ally where a Chinese-controlled firm sets up a mine, even temporarily? Or where it might have happened without being detected?
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoAll Chinese or Russian firms should be considered, at least at first glance, as military or intelligence apparatus.
- DennisP 1y agoYeah but I'm wondering whether we should make it that easy for China and Russia to ruin our relationships with our allies.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoI think that is more to do with the current administrations "style" of state-craft (basically the "big stick" method)
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> he current administrations "style" of state-craft (basically the "big stick" method) Trump is the antithesis to "speak[ing] softly and carry[ing] a big stick" [1]. He's constantly blustering and retreating from his own lines. The last big-stick President we had was probably Obama, though Bush and H. W. strike closer to the mark. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_stick_ideology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_stick_ideology