The Gulf countries have entered into such comprehensive defense agreements with the USA, but were they able to defend themselves against Iran? The facts speak for themselves, although the rhetorics are still stuck in fantasy mode, and have not caught up with reality. If that is the case, it is still true that stupidity has no cure.
The signing of comprehensive defense agreements are all to protect the interest of the USA, not the other way round. Just look at NATO Europe now realizing that it is better to have their own collective defense strategy rather than rely on the USA. What is the point when Trump still retains his mindset about taking over Greenland, a country related to NATO Denmark. This is realistically one NATO country trying to invade another, when article 5 of NATO already said that an attack on one country in NATO is an attack on all. That would render article 5 completely screwed when it does not cover one NATO country invading another in NATO. In any case, the Anglo-Saxon cliques are great in setting time bombs that they can capitalize on when the time comes.
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Most smaller countries have no choice under USA's veiled threat. When the USA says, you are either with us or against us, what choice do small countries have?
But the obvious choice is getting murkier over time and getting away from the threat looks clearer with BRICS providing the alternative. Under Russia and China's protective umbrella in BRICS, both militarily and economically, unfolding events are undoubtedly changing the game. Russia is militarily about on par with the USA in terms of nuke capability. China underwrites the economic facade of BRICS, with the Chinese Yuan playing its part and providing the stability. BRICS is not formed for harvesting immediate results. It is for a longer-term objective of weaning countries away from using the US$. Rome was not built in a day, but the Roman Empire rose and flourish over time.
Decades ago, most countries faced the cardinal truth that the USA was their most important market for their exports. They provided the blood and sweat to produce the real goods in exchange for toilet paper printed out of thin air.
The strong USA military is the result of the US$ hegemony which must continue to function to provide the USA the ability to maintain such a widespread force globally. The US$ hegemony's continued existence is needed to maintain the USA military, while the USA military exists to protect the US$ hegemony. If the US$ hegemony fails, everything goes down like a house of cards, just like the British without the privilege of unlimited money printing powers then. Any weakening of the US$ hegemony, not necessarily its collapse, will render the USA military being heavily compromised.
Wow, Philippines President, Gong Gong Marcos going to Japan to deepen security and strategic partnership. Oh, I am sure it will all be about countering China. Anyone cares to bet?
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