tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1000663602380477987..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The War against IranStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-24548580834234478782020-07-21T09:25:49.728-07:002020-07-21T09:25:49.728-07:00There's a difference between being timid when ...There's a difference between being timid when dealing with a teddy bear and being cautious when dealing with a grizzly bear. Being cautious is not the same as being timid. As it happened, Trump engaged China in negotiations. He used the tools at his disposal to craft a trade deal. No previous president had been such a tough negotiator. The vice premier of China was at the White House to sign the deal-- a sign of respect. Being a touch negotiator is not the same as threatening to invade. And threatening to sue and threatening to destroy. China, like Trump, tends to counterpunch. If you are ready to invade China, say so. It does not strike me as very productive or very useful, except for the politics.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-48889507055279467182020-07-21T04:32:53.193-07:002020-07-21T04:32:53.193-07:00Treating China with contempt?
"International...Treating China with contempt?<br /><br />"Internationally peer-reviewed journals published more than 100 scientific research papers from China-based authors that appear to have reused identical sets of images, raising questions about the proliferation of problematic science [...] The cache of 121 papers, credited to researchers from hospitals and medical universities across roughly 50 cities in China, all shared at least one image with another—a sign that many were likely produced by the same company or 'paper mill,' said Elisabeth Bik, a California-based microbiologist and image-analysis expert who identified the trove."<br />--- WSJ, 7/5<br /><br />This kind of behavior is beneath contempt. IMO, it is Stealth Cold War.trigger warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-56154741777878357822020-07-20T13:05:48.737-07:002020-07-20T13:05:48.737-07:00In all this, China is the one making the first mov...In all this, China is the one making the first moves. China is the one making the big risky moves. Finally the US is responding the way it should have long ago. Can you imagine what they say about us? Its never been nice. Is all this risky? Sure. But so was declaring war against Germany following the invasion of Poland. We need to disconnect from China as soon as possible. Iran is not capable of successfully entering a War with Israel. So, this post puzzles me a bit. Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-38804262417623472512020-07-20T09:45:02.233-07:002020-07-20T09:45:02.233-07:00I find it ironic that you condemn the Democrats fo...I find it ironic that you condemn the Democrats for being timid about Iran while you are, apparently, timid about China.<br /><br />https://hallofrecord.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-china-subsidizes-us.htmlDan Tigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168887214734951677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-19756582664275226342020-07-20T09:37:53.673-07:002020-07-20T09:37:53.673-07:00Pete's third paragraph lays it out, succinctly...Pete's third paragraph lays it out, succinctly.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31931249255402483872020-07-20T08:39:20.530-07:002020-07-20T08:39:20.530-07:00Israel is going to have a hard time not doing buis...Israel is going to have a hard time not doing buisness with China. Last December, the Jerusalem Post had <a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/China-wins-on-Haifa-port-but-fights-with-US-for-the-future-analysis-610510" rel="nofollow">this: </a><br /><br />"The great battle over the Haifa Port has played out, and China beat the US in competing to influence Israeli policy.<br />China will start running the port in 2021, and the US will need to decide whether to continue to dock its Sixth Fleet there or follow through on its threat to pull out."<br /><br />What with the current direction the Democrats are taking in the USA, Israel has to be anticipating a sea change in US support with the next Democrat administration. Even if Trump wins a second term but the Senate flips to a Democrat majority, the US-Israel relationship is going to cool off in a major way. <br /><br />Israel's eternal geopolitical dilemma has been to be stuck between two major powers and to be affected by the struggles between the major powers. Nothing new under the sun.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.com