Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly frustrated during an ABC News interview when questioned about the Trump administrationās approach to Russia.
Defending Trumpās push for peace talks with Putin, Rubio insisted negotiations were necessary but admitted the administration didnāt know Russiaās demands.
He clashed with host George Stephanopoulos over Trumpās refusal to call Putin a dictator and the U.S. siding with Russia in a recent UN vote.
Rubio also compared Trumpās handling of Ukraine to Bidenās approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.
I was being facetious.
Anything in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific that they shouldnāt be doing. China literally just says sometimes āHey, nice land you got there. Would be a fuckinā shame if we took itā¦ā and then just pretends like that land has always been a part of China. They literally do it all the time. Theyāre attempting to expand their empire and without the presence of NATO, there would be no one to stop themā¦ Especially from capturing strategic or necessary assets that are critical to the US, like Taiwan. If we lose Taiwan weāre pretty much omega-fucked and I donāt think people appreciate that fact enough.
NATO is the largest nuclear deterrent in the world and if we pull out, itās like taking all the ammo out of our really big guns. Itās such an astonishingly stupid move I cannot even believe that anyone with a pulse would or even could support it. It leaves me fuckinā bewildered.
Such as? What isnāt China doing that they would be doing without British or French intervention?
You sure youāre not confusing China with the United States?
Deterant to what? They certainly didnāt keep Russia out of Georgia, Crimea, or the Donbas.
I literally went on to explain. So either youāre being disingenuous here or you just donāt read. Either way, Iām out.
Boom, there it is!
I Guess weāre just ignoring all the shit theyāre pulling by dumping sand and dirt into the ocean and calling it a Chinese island, and all the shit theyāre doing near Taiwan.
Canāt wait for someone to pull out a 400 year old map to justify modern day imperialism again!
Interesting āWest vs restā moment yesterday on French TV with the President of Congo, the 2nd biggest country in Africa.
The host asks: āAre you saying that the Chinese or the Russians behave better than us, Westerners, currently, in your opinion?ā
āOh absolutely!ā he replies, āYou donāt quite understand African realitiesā¦ itās astonishing to see how we are very distant in terms of cultures. We cannot understand why you come to give us lessons, for example, on human rights.ā
Reminds of the now famous saying from a Kenyan official: "Every time China visits we get a hospital, every time Britain visits we get a lectureāā¦
glances at a map of US military bases
The crazy thing about NATO is how much of it hinges on the political attitude of a single man in a big white house within walking distance of the Potomac. So many eggs placed in one basket. And then the Americans spill itā¦ twice.
But you cling to NATO like its something so much more than the legacy of American post-war expansionism. Like it really is an enthusiastic alliance between Atlantic Nations and not the biggest kid on the playground shaking down everyone else for their lunch money.