Mafia don Donald Trump continues his rampage around the world, bullying friends and allies and enemies to do his bidding or faces his wrath and tantrums. The Europeans are lost as to what to do with Trump who totally disregards and shows no respect to their views and interests in Ukraine and relations with Russia. Trump just wants his way with no exceptions or discussions with the European leaders. Everything was decided in the White House in Washington. The Europeans still did not know that they are just Mickey Mouse in the eyes of Trump, dispensable.
Canada is under tremendous pressure with trade relations hanging in the balance. Denmark is about to lose control over Greenland. Trump simply said, he must have Greenland. What can Denmark do? This is America's rule of law, Trump writes the rule and law, Denmark just have to obey. This American rule of lawlessness will apply to all American allies and cronies with no exception. And many know this but pretending not to know and even trumpet to the world about this lawless American rule of law... the free world of democracy, freedom and sovereignty.
The two biggest adversaries of Trump are Putin and Xi. Trump is treading very carefully to avoid going into direct conflict with them. The Americans would not fight a war with Russia or China directly. Putin is staring right into Trump's face and telling Trump what are his terms. Xi is a bit soft, playing his long game of trying to win without fighting. Trump is exploiting this weakness and pushing the envelop as far as he could, seizing Chinese tankers, boarding Chinese cargo ships, selling more weapons, though useless weapons, to Taiwan. Xi's response was just a whimper, silence. But up to a point, Trump knows his limit with Xi. Trump has conceded the Western Pacific to Xi without a fight, knowing that it would be futile. The Pacific Great Wall of China is up.
Trump's biggest headache came from Iran and Venezuela. Both leaders are not backing off. When the Americans seized Iranian tankers, Iran will seize American tankers in reply. Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz and the need for American tankers to traverse the Strait is Trump's Achille's Heel. Iran can play rough and close the Strait. The American aircraft carriers and warships cannot transit the Strait of Bab el Mandeb without being sunk.
Maduro is standing firm, digging in with support from Russia and China and friends. Trump cannot hit Venezuela without losing a few F35s and bombers and warships, maybe the Gerald Ford. The cost is too prohibitive for Trump. Trump and the Americans cannot afford such heavy losses. Trump can continue to growl and snarl, but cannot behave recklessly to invade Venezuela. Not a piece of cake.
Can anyone imagine what Trump is feeling now with two leaders from his sanctioned countries, Iran and Venezuela, showing him their middle fingers. Iran has almost complete its acquisition of more fighter aircraft and air defence systems and missiles from China and Russia and ready to take on the Americans and the Israelis. In the past the Americans would have bombed Iran and Venezuela before Trump put down his phone. Now all Trump can do is hesitate, playing hardball by shouting and threats but unable to move.
To add to his fury, the slipper wearing Houthis are cutting off American warships and aircraft carriers from transiting the Red Sea. What a joke! American supreme military power got checkmate by slipper wearing militias and chooses to retreat to safety. Maybe the news of the sinking of an aircraft carrier or warship, or the downing of a F35 or a B2 or B52 would be so devastating that staying away is the best option for Trump.
When countries have the wherewithal to hit back with deadly and accurate hypersonic missiles, the game is changed. It is game over for the American terrorists. What can Trump do or cannot do to small regional powers and leaders today is unthinkable.
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The Mafia USA is having a taste of its own bitter medicine. China has imposed sanctions on 20 USA defense firms for selling weapons to Taiwan. These companies will face asset freeze in China and personnel of those companies travelling to China will be banned among others. This is what the USA is going to face when China starts retaliating. Hitting where it really hurt is more productive than hitting blindly without thinking of the consequences.
Now, among the companies targeted by China is Boeing, already suffering reputation erosion and delivery deadline issues. Such sanctions will cripple the operations of Boeing further and it will be a blessing in disguise for China's COMAC going forward. China is now adding insult to injury for Boeing while giving an opportunity to improve COMAC's global standing.
The USA has strongly criticized the move, but again what is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. Furthermore, the USA ought to know that people living in glass houses should not try to throw stones, thinking they are 'exceptional'. The USA has been sanctioning Chinese companies claiming they have connections to the CCP, most without an iota of proof.
Furthermore, using the National Security excuse, the USA had also sanctioned many Chinese companies including Huawei and Nexperia. Does the USA really think it now has the audacity to even complain about the Chinese move? China is telling the USA that anything you can do, we can do better.
China is going to decimate USA defense companies and contractors, more so when coupled with its rare earth sanctions. The USA is trying to expand its agenda of seeking more wars and China is trying to prevent that from happening. Giving more rare earth elements to the USA and not sanctioning those defense firms will make the USA think that China is hapless and has no cards to play. Crippling the USA defense establishment is a big favor to the rest of the world.
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