Obama is such a bytch. China knows that fakkit won't do shyt. He's been bullied by everyone and just smiles
You act like Obama didn't shut down Iran's nuclear reactors, destroy Ghaddafi, go straight into Pakistan to take out bin Laden, assassinate people with drones in any sovereign country he wanted, and put the severe hurt on Russia's economy while embarrassing them multiple times internationally.
I'm not even saying that any of those things are good things, but pretending like Obama hasn't been tough on the international stage is ridiculous. And he's respected far more than Bush everywhere except Russia.
They are testing the President before he leaves office. One last time...
What's the point of testing someone with a month left?
If the office plays any part in it at all, it's more likely that they think they can get away with this because the USA doesn't want to start a huge conflict that overlaps the transition.
It would've been more strategic to do this as soon as Trump is inaugurated. Washington is tearing itself apart over Russia. This move during the Obama admin could unite both Trumpkins and Obamabots.
I think they could be hoping that Obama stays his hand because it's too tough to maintain consistent policy over the transition. But it's also possible they're just being opportunistic and the transition is irrelevant.
Which part of we are deeply in debt to China so they hold all of the cards is flying over your head?
I was going to son you on this, but like 5 people already did it for me.
A few facts:
1 - Most of America's debt is owned by the American people
2 - Japan overtook China as the top foreign holder of American debt
3 - China can't relinquish that debt without destroying its own economy (and the world's too). Doing that would cause massive civil unrest in China.
Example of an appropriate sonning..
Sometimes you have to go to war, because others make it impossible not to do so. Russia and China have been stepping past the line for years.(I know, I've worked for the military) Putin is a dude that wouldn't mind trying to take over the world, and he has China as something of an ally. Eventually (and I mean probably soon) it's going down. The fight over control of natural resources is a big part...
But what's the war? USA isn't going to fight on Russian/Chinese soil. Neither of them are going to fight anywhere else.
I think we're just in for a new Cold War, and it will mostly be dealt over cyberwar, trade interference, and terrorist funding. There aren't even meaningful client states like Korea/Vietnam/Afghanistan/etc. for them to be fighting in, unless you count Syria and that's really minor in terms of the actual impact on Russians and Americans.
I'm going to be surprised if actual battlefield involvement goes past the kind of thing we're seeing in Syria. It just doesn't fit any interests on either side.
Nah, it just shows that the Chinese navy is more sophisticated that most analysts think it's. Japanese and Korean navy ruled Asia for a long time - the Chinese are coming.
There ain't no sophistication in this.
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Putin don't take shyt
He still out here doing what he wants with his power & military
You think he gives af about Obama?:dahellgucci:
Obama has made the US look weak in the eyes of world leaders
Putin's the one that has an economy in shambles, had to give Chechnya over to a warlord, is engaged in a shambling war in Ukraine, got embarrassed by his supporters shooting down a passenger plane and then having to lie his ass off about it with no one believing him, got embarrassed by having his whole Olympic delegation sent home because he tried to cheat, and only holds onto power by reflexively killing every person who poses a threat while the entire political system teeters around him.
He isn't doing "what he wants", he's doing the only moves he feel he can to maintain power within the tiny sphere of influence that Russia has.
And look at a map, look at where Russia has power and influence and military bases and look at where America does. Outside their own land, Russia's sphere of power is tiny.
So who in here actually knows what they're talking about? And isn't just acting like they know what they're talking just from random books they've read and YouTube?
To tell you the truth, other than people here who have worked with Top Secret documents in State, "random books they've read" and a careful read of current events from multiple sources are as likely to lead one to the truth on these topics as anything else. And hell, even the top secret stuff is often off-track as hell due to partisan bias and ideological group-think. Some books are better than others, but don't go ripping on books...what do you think is superior? College classes? Study abroad? Having Russian friends? Working for the government?
Miss the point completely breh. Those are state owned energy companies that nobody gives a shyt about. Where is their Apple, Microsoft, Toyota, Samsung etc.. that other nations are famous for?
