General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiven Trump's simple-minded "Blame China" campaign strategy, when do we think
he will instigate a military confrontation in the China Sea or elsewhere?
I'm thinking September.
Alacritous Crier
(3,816 posts)he may start a "wag the dog" conflict to distract from all his other failures but I don't think it will be with China.
RainCaster
(10,869 posts)We will hear some word salad bullshit from him about a Muslim coronavirus terrorist threat.
Of course he will declare this action a "complete victory".
dalton99a
(81,468 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)go-to strategy for many years now. They know they can't win a fair and secure election...
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)somewhere else, possibly.
But:
1) He is a raging coward bully, and as we know from being in school with these types, they don't start fights with anyone who could possibly be a threat to hit them back and hurt them. They ALWAYS pick on someone who is not able to to hurt them in any way.
2) He and his grifting spawn have far too many intertwined interests with China. They are definitely foils for him politically, but you see how he alternately kisses their asses while taking shots at them. Trump interests trump ALL.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)He has a hard-on to do some country. Maybe Greenland. That would be easy.
Or maybe Saint Pierre & Miquelon (France).
brooklynite
(94,519 posts)Trump always talks tough, but he's never engaged serious military activity.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)also an idiot. "Oopsie!" Is not a term often used in international relations.