Everything is easy for Emperor Trump

Trump just signed an executive order to bring down the cost of drugs in the USA. So simple, just a signature on a piece of paper and drugs will magically become cheaper. Now, why didn't Biden do that earlier I wonder? Oh, in case I forget, why didn't Trump sign an executive order to bring down the price of eggs and groceries as well.
Or better still, why didn't Trump just sign an executive order to compel retailers like Walmart not to let shelves be empty. Can he sign an executive order to demand that China must buy soya beans and corn from the USA to prevent farms from collapsing?

Trump thinks everything is so easy. As easy as demanding Mexico pays for his wall, gloating that he can stop the Ukraine War within 24 hours of his stepping into the White House, gloating about bringing manufacturing back to the USA without getting things ready beforehand, until the shit hits the fan.

Now, anything good happening around the world or in the USA is all because of the leadership of Trump. Now he is trying to take credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, even though the Indians do not even think he played any part in negotiations. Anything bad happening around the world or in the USA is now the fault of Joe Biden, the poor man not knowing what he is accused of. Good that Joe has dementia and cannot remember what he did anyway.


Anonymous

USA cannot afford to lose Singapore

  Singapore is not left out of Trump's crazy and reckless trade war with the whole world. Trump has no friends except his own interest. Despite offering American forces a port to support American military operations in SE Asia, and the ability to turn Malacca Strait into a choke point, despite paying through the nose for all the expensive American weapons that cannot be brought back to Singapore, Trump is treating Singapore just like any Tom, Dick and Harry. Singapore would not be spared when Trump throws tantrum or suffering from his periodic attack.

Does Singapore have to accept the brash behaviour and bullying of Trump and his gangster policies? Is Singapore dispensable to the Americans, and can be kicked around like any other American crony? Singapore today has choices. Singapore can get everything it wants from China, including political and military support, military hardware and land for military training and at cheaper cost. Singapore is in a way like China, can trade with anyone, with the whole world, except with Russia. Singapore can find a substitute for American support.

Can the Americans do away with Singapore? The Americans have no friend or dependable friend in SE Asea. The Pinoys is more a liability than anything else. Only good to be used as a temporary disposable pawn, nothing more nothing less. The Philippines does not have the clout like Singapore, does not control the strategic position like Singapore, and very unpredictable. The Pinoys have kicked out the American bases and would do so again once Marcos loses power. The rest of Asean are wary of the Americans unlike Singapore.

There is no reason for Singapore to cower under the threats of the Americans. Both enjoy a symbiotic relationship. The Americans cannot afford to lose Singapore and its strategic location. The American market is only one of many markets for Singapore.

What would happen to Singapore if there were a break in Singapore US relations, and worse, if Singapore invites China to use its military facilities here instead of America? Would it spell the end of Singapore, or would it end America's strangle hold of the Malacca Strait and influence in ASEAN?

What would happen to the American influence in the region without Singapore? Who can replace Singapore? Who can the Americans trust? Singapore is vital to the Americans, irreplaceable. Singapore can replace the Americans with China. Stop bullying and kicking Singapore around.

PS. Maybe Trump would declare Singapore is vital to American strategic interest and would want to take it over as the 52nd state or buy it like Greenland.

Rafales down, France slap a stunned Modi

 The downing of 3 Rafales was so shocking and embarrassing to the French that their first reaction was to point the fingers at India. It cannot be the fault of the Rafales or French technology. It must be the Indian pilots, poorly trained, did not know how to fly the French's world best state of the art flying machine. The Rafales have a spotless record of not being shot down even once. True, very true. How could tribesmen and herdsmen with only rifles and machine guns be shooting down the Rafale?

Have the Rafales really seen real action, in real combat with equals, with enemy aircraft and weapon system that are as good or even better? The clean record of the Rafales is as good as fiction without genuine real combat.

Now the Rafales are facing some real contenders in unranked, often rubbished by the West as antique jet fighter, the J10 C from China. Yes, from China, a country that has not been at war with anyone, no real combat experience. The J10 C is only known for its specs on paper. And the cocky and haughty West simply laughed it off, Chinese data are false, fakes. So, the J10 C is just another toy machine unlike the highly ranked Rafales, third best in the world, with the American F22s taking the first and second top spot. Incidentally the Americans have stopped production of their world best fighter aircraft for some queer reason. Soon there will be no F22s around when the present batch hit the end of their shelf life.

Ok, the world's third best fighter jet, according to western war 'anal' lysts, cannot simply lose to the unranked J10 C and from China. It must be the useless Indian pilots. And with evidence of 3 or 4 Rafales down, the Indians could not argue their way out. They simply have to accept the wild accusation of the French.

What actually happened in the fight was elementary in terms of piloting skills. It was not dog fights, close combat that required the best flying skills of a pilot. There is no need for the skills of a top gun. It only required pilots to fly the Rafales for straight and level flight. The Rafales were knocked off by hypersonic missiles, controlled by sophisticated AI assisted programmes and radar technology from more than 100km away. The Indian pilots did not even see what was coming to hit them. Maybe their avionics and communications were already jammed. There is no need for extraordinary pilot skills. Oh yes, India's number one ace pilot was the first to be shot down.

Modi should call off the French bluff. It has nothing to do with pilot skills. The Rafales were shot down by better technology, better weapon system with better range. Even the best French pilots would not stand a chance against superiority technology.

Poor Modi, poor Indians, made to eat humble pie by the French and did not know how to wiggle out of the trap. What happens to the slippery oral skills of the Indians? Now the French are still strutting around, blaming the Indians for the down Rafales. It is not the fault of the French Dassault manufacturer. It is the Indian's fault!

Burkina Faso - Without Russia, China and North Korea, no African country can survive from western control.

Russia, China and North Korea will have a military presence in Burkina Faso soon and gives the country the ability to protect itself from the imperial powers that are trying to recolonize Africa. If Burkina Faso decides to have military ties with Russia and China, which appears certain, no one can compel Ibrahim Traore to do otherwise over what is good for the country.
The USA and France have made several assassinations attempts on Ibrahim Traore, which have failed so far. More assassination attempts will be made, which is why it is important for Russia and China to build up Burkina Faso's economy and military deterrence. There are difficulties in doing this as there are still some African dictators in the payroll of the Western powers who are acting against him.

Only two African countries dared to act against the dictates of the imperial colonizers - South Africa and Burkina Faso. The rest of Africa are still watching and evaluating the progress of Burkina Faso and the direction it is taking. Any good economic progress reaped will tell the rest of Africa which direction they have to follow. And the West will not take it lying down for sure. They still are trying to divide and rule forever.


Anonymous

J10C, the PL15E and the CM-400AKG are not the top end of Chinese weapons system

I believe the J10C fighter jets, the PL15E hypersonic air to air missiles and the CM-400AKG hypersonic missiles used by Pakistan are not the top end of the Chinese weapons system. These are just the export versions of the more sophisticated weapons now used by the PLA. The West has much to think about in trying to take on China in any conflict, thinking it will be like taking candy from a kid, just like during the opium war period. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and little can be gained by just touting about Western superiority while dismissing Chinese weapons always as junk.
The Indians think they have stumbled on a gold mine, with parts of the PL15E that probably took down a Rafale jet, now in their hands. These are from export versions of Chinese weapons, probably already years behind in innovation and design. China's advancements in weapons system can be gauged from China's speed in innovation in EVs, semiconductors and manufacturing.

S400 defense system is now proven to be unreliable in the face of hypersonic missiles like the CM-400 travelling at Mach 5 and above, using satellite navigation, and if I do not read incorrectly, using the radar of the S400 to guide it to its target.

Suffice to say, no defense system is now foolproof in the face of technology innovation, which goes to show why Israel's 'Iron Dome' is going out of fashion. The Iranians know how to overcome it, so does the Houthis. It was a loophole exposed by the Lebanese and Hezbollah.

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