USA Politics

[Yax]

I thought it was obvious that this is the goal. Keep Russia and China separated has been the US strategic goal all along since the 70s until the genius of Biden pushed them to an indispensable alliance. What Trump is doing is just restoring (or trying to) this strategic goal. That's why they had to be so blunt and drastic.

Trump doesn't do long-term strategic thinking. Trump is always looking at short term benefits. What others around him push for is a different matter (which was very clear during his first administration, because the adults, or aspiring adults around him moderated his instincts and short-term thinking), and it is very clear that the US on one hand is focusing on China, while at the same time being far more pro-china in practice than Trump's rhetoric shows. The latter is because Trump has never been known for acting forcefully towards equal rivals (the trade war against China being the sole exception), but staring down weaker enteties. The visuals of him being a strongman is always the number one priority.

What I do welcome is the push for increased NATO spending. The European countries haven't been taking the security of their nations seriously enough. A credible defence force is costly, and short term ease of tensions, isn't a credible reason for not planning for a more unruly world. Peace through strength has long been the acting doctrine for the U.S. and has been proven time again over the years. The European countries need to step up to maintain that doctrine.

And no, Biden didn't "push them". Putin waged war and China supported him out of self-interest, because China is planning for "not peace". It is carrying through a massive military drill outside of Taiwan, and has regularly deployed ships and aircrafts circling Taiwan.