Tag: Republicans

House Republicans Propose The Study Of An Oil Naval Blockade Of China

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The House of Representatives is discussing a move that would effectively amount to an act of war if carried out: a naval blockade on China.

House Republicans Propose The Study Of An Oil Naval Blockade Of China

The following is outdated, especially considering the problems with the US Navy’s LCS ships, but I thought that the bold quote was interesting. I highly doubt that Russia would ever submit to the US!

Related:

[2013] Stranglehold: The Context, Conduct and Consequences of an American Naval Blockade of China

In short, Russia would not only be China’s best hope of overcoming an American blockade, but it would also be the United States’ key to closing China’s transit route through Central Asia and preventing China’s two neighboring oil producers from supplying it with petroleum. In an American blockade of China, Russia’s importance as a swing state cannot be overstated, as is borne out by the observation that “no blockade of China in history has succeeded without Russian acquiescence.”

Pentagon Says ‘Accounting Error’ Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Pentagon claims it overestimated the value of weapons it sent to Ukraine

Pentagon Says ‘Accounting Error’ Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid

So how much are US taxpayers on the hook for?! They’re depreciating weapons supplied to Ukraine, from stockpiles, but replenishing them will cost more! Not to mention, military contractors are price gouging!

U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Confronted with the realities of life the Biden administration has in the last days acknowledged defeat in two on its most egregious and delusional foreign policy games.

U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China

Video via Reports on China.

Unfortunately, I don’t foresee see a change in the ‘status quo’ of the Biden admin’s stance towards China.

Related:

President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Qin Gang Holds Talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Wang Yi Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Where is the political courage of yesteryear?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?

In his speech last week, Sullivan said the world was at an “inflection point” that demanded “new strategies for achieving the same goal we’ve held since the Cold War: Reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.” Instead, we seem to be inching inexorably back toward a time when, as Kennedy commented 60 years ago, any “two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, [can] decide to bring an end to civilization.”

*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.