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Washington’s Energetic Generals and the Emphasis on Preparation for Nuclear War The Pentagon’s energetic generals are beating their war drums and the President has as yet done nothing to rein them in, Brian Cloughley writes. Some senior generals and admirals in and around Washington have been very busy recently, and their activities, while aggressive, have not been associated with directing current combat operations. Rather, they have been directed at attempting to influence the Administration of newly-elected President Joe Biden to restructure military forces, expand the nuclear arsenal and magnify specific warfighting capabilities. All of this is what might be expected of those whose business and dispositions are aimed at organising destruction and death, but the manner in which their aspirations are expressed are not consistent with what is expected of military personnel in a democracy. ....
Why You Should Be Skeptical Of The New ‘Tough On China’ Joe Biden February 17, 2021 The Biden administration and its corporate media cheerleaders are at pains to tell you that career-long China kowtower Joe Biden is “toughonChina.” But toughness can only be proven by action. Contra the official narrative, however, President Biden’s initial policies and those tasked with implementing and building upon them do not indicate strength. Rather, to America’s detriment, they signal a reversion to the status quo ante of weakness. The media has trumpeted Biden administration rhetoric on three key China-related issues: the administration’s affirmation with caveats of the Trump administration’s designation of the Chinese Communist Party’s atrocities in Xinjiang as constituting “genocide”; its pledge of a “rock-solid commitment” to Taiwan; and its promise to maintain a “free and open” Indo-Pacific again, with caveats. ....