The US government has been preparing for war with China over Taiwan. The extremely provocative trip by top official Nancy Pelosi was only the latest US escalation.
The Pentagon has made plans for war with China, top CIA officials openly call for fighting Beijing, and US troops are on the ground in Taipei.
Washington has sold Taiwan tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment, and influential DC think tanks are even calling to send it nuclear weapons.
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Our visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan: a robust, vibrant democracy and our important partner in the Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/2sSRJXN6ST
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 2, 2022
“U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei,” Reuters, August 2, 2022
“Navy transits Taiwan Strait as Esper in Taipei calls for end to ‘One China’ policy,” Stars and Stripes, July 20, 2022
“US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show,” CNN, May 24, 2021
“Would a nuclear-armed Taiwan deter China?,” Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), December 24, 2020
“Yes, Taiwan Needs Nuclear Weapons to Deter China,” American Enterprise Institute (AEI), November 5, 2021
“To avoid Ukraine’s fate, Taiwan needs nuclear missiles — now,” Boston Globe, March 2, 2022
US Army Veterans Network: United States Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC)
“Reestablish the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group-Taiwan,” War on the Rocks, January 7, 2022
“US Nearly Doubled Military Personnel Stationed in Taiwan This Year,” Voice of America (VOA), December 2, 2021
“War with China: Thinking Through the Unthinkable,” RAND Corporation, 2016
“America must prepare for war with China over Taiwan,” The Hill, November 24, 2021
“Timeline: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in 2020 total $5 billion amid China tensions,” Reuters, December 7, 2020
“U.S. Set to Sell Taiwan $7 Billion in Arms,” Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2020
“US makes 3rd arms sale to Taiwan under Biden admin,” Anadolu Agency, April 6, 2022
You won't see this in the Western media:
People in Taiwan are protesting the dangerous provocation by Nancy Pelosi and the US government
Condemning local politicians as US "puppets and traitors"
Chanting "We don't need America to treat us as a pawn!" pic.twitter.com/PrawgxZVts
— Benjamin Norton (@BenjaminNorton) August 2, 2022
Alex Nosal
2022-08-02 at 23:54
Great post Ben. The roots of this current MIC can be directly attributed to the coup at the DNC in 1945 to replace Henry Wallace with Harry S. Truman. Once Roosevelt dies, the U.S. went from embracing Russia, China, an end to colonialism and support for global cooperation to making enemies of everyone. The Korean War should have been a wake up call that the country shifted to the hard right, and is probably why why Eisenhower won, but even an enlightened Dwight couldn’t fight off the constant push by Wall Street to militarize the country and prepare to wage war against the world. The big questions begs then… how can average Americans stop these special interest driven policies that promote and depend on perpetual war?
David Hail
2022-08-03 at 21:58
This is why we need to get rid of pelosi she was sent to Taiwan for diplomatic purposes and made shit worse. And Biden is to weak willed to do anything
julianmacfarlane
2022-08-10 at 04:12
There is no chance that the US would intervene if China attacked Taiwan. It can’t. But China doesn’t want war. It’s bad for business. The problem lies in the mainstream media . The main stream is a muddy river and most people drink the water because they know nothing better. https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/china-wins-the-us-loses?r=1flmbk&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#ChinaTaiwanWar #Chinausawar #chinawins #Usloses #julianmacfarlane #newsforensics