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J M Hatch's avatar

The problem is both are targets, but targets of different groupings in the neo-con and neo-liberal branches of the elites.

One grouping, the Victoria Nuland/Antony Blinken neo-cons are eurocentric with family history hatred of things Russia and work for resource (oil, minerals, foodstuffs) groupings of American Oligarchy, the old money. They want to split up Russia and "stans, stripping them of resources ala South America.

The other branch, William Burns, et al neo-libs, work for the new money, the fashion goods, high tech industry, Silicon Valley, Pharma, etc, who want China (and India) kept down as a source of cheap labor, and to eliminate intellectual competition from their sectors.

The dithering back and forth between a pivot to Asia (re-enslave China): or deconstructing Russia isn't anything new, it was already a serious issue under Obama, a man of no principals and no convictions. That plus it burned him that Putin was smarter.

Because for 20 plus years when it was needed the USA has lacked a president with the intellect, convictions, and holding power to stay any single course, the constant jostling between the neo-cons and neo-liberals over doing their masters bidding has thrown the ships tiller back and forth. It's just luck and timing that Russia came out first on the beating stick.

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Contrarian 33's avatar

From Caitlin.....

And now here we are with Russian and Chinese officials openly discussing their plans to create a multipolar world while Chinese pundits crack jokes about the US empire's transparent ploys to turn Beijing against Moscow over the Ukraine invasion:

"Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later?

A short memory is an infectious American disease. No one remembers Korea, the Chinese involvement, when even at that very early stage of its development into a major power after being used and abused by all and sundry during WWII, it was still able to supply all that was required to fight the USA, still stuck (by choice ) with 30,000 troops) on the the border, between North and South Korea, also known as the Military Demarcation Line.

And that was a very long time ago. The feeble Joe Biden hadn't even reached puberty at that time so probably missed seeing the ability of country like China change its allegiances, if and when required. Look at it now. If he and his war stooges think there is one chance in a million of convincing China to ever see the imperialist USA as a better associate / partner / friend than Russia, it is time for him to discard his role as front man for BlackRock, Vanguard and Big Pharma and join a Washington church group whose sole motivation is the 'second coming', because that will be the only thing which will save him from an ignominious end.

Of course, he would need to check with Israel to see if the 'second coming' is OK with them first.

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