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In reply to the discussion: Report of poisonous substance dropped on Mariupol [View all]Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)them to fight back. Too intertwined financially. China holds a lot of US debt.
Russia supplies gas and oil.
China also hopes to make the yuan a global currency with gold to back it. Positioning itself so that financial sanctions won't hurt. Or will hurt the West equally.
Russia and China seduces the West with money, goods and services. Scares them with the threat of nukes.
Then China and Russia can carve up the world into spheres of influence and power. Using the most horrific and barbarian means possible.
While the West just stands by and watches it happen.
American citizens give up a lot to have the best military in the world. We don't have the same standard of living and benefits of other industrialized nations.
Health care, leave, retirement, childcare, etc.
And now we know our sacrifices mean nothing.