Rubio spent four years excusing, defending, apologizing for, and protecting the biggest cause of America's global decline.
Relative decline for a unipolar power is inevitable. But it didn't have to be this fast, with US stupidly throwing away so much influence, from TPP to COVID.
Relative decline for a unipolar power is inevitable. But it didn't have to be this fast, with US stupidly throwing away so much influence, from TPP to COVID.
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1331238258509045761
Trump, Kushner, Pompeo, Esper, Barr, Mnuchin and other top admin officials went to Ivy League schools.
Clearly, where top officials went to school is not a good predictor of how they'll perform in office.
Rubio knows this. He just thinks faux populism will appeal to his audience.
Clearly, where top officials went to school is not a good predictor of how they'll perform in office.
Rubio knows this. He just thinks faux populism will appeal to his audience.
US had TPP, the world's largest trading bloc, including a variety of Pacific Rim countries but excluding China. A great geopolitical move.
Trump bailed for no good reason, failed to get bilateral trade deals, and now there's a new world's largest trading bloc with China but no US
Trump bailed for no good reason, failed to get bilateral trade deals, and now there's a new world's largest trading bloc with China but no US
Trump's tenure has been a disaster for US-China. US threw away influence, China's grew.
The saving grace is the Chinese government proved bad at filling the vacuum, for example donating PPE to Europe that turned out defective.
But wow was America's position stronger 4 years ago.
The saving grace is the Chinese government proved bad at filling the vacuum, for example donating PPE to Europe that turned out defective.
But wow was America's position stronger 4 years ago.
GOP China hawks like Rubio and Cotton spent the last 4 years cheering on, or at least going along with, the US shooting itself in the foot.
US is now weaker.
As they act in partisan interest over the next 4 years, but use the language of national interest, they'll be insufferable
US is now weaker.
As they act in partisan interest over the next 4 years, but use the language of national interest, they'll be insufferable
Here's what Trump's China strategy got:
-Less influence in E. Asia
-More Chinese power in int'l institutions (eg WHO)
-A trade deal for China excluding US
-Chinese company ZTE saved
-Unsold crops and billions in taxpayer subsidies
-Trademarks for Ivanka
-Less influence in E. Asia
-More Chinese power in int'l institutions (eg WHO)
-A trade deal for China excluding US
-Chinese company ZTE saved
-Unsold crops and billions in taxpayer subsidies
-Trademarks for Ivanka
https://twitter.com/intersectoid/status/1331255740229672961
Maybe you think the trade war was a good idea.
There are outstanding issues (eg intellectual property) and arguably value in getting companies to reroute supply chains.
But if so, Trump did it in the dumbest way, fighting with instead of rallying allies.
thebulwark.com/trump-made-two…
There are outstanding issues (eg intellectual property) and arguably value in getting companies to reroute supply chains.
But if so, Trump did it in the dumbest way, fighting with instead of rallying allies.
thebulwark.com/trump-made-two…
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