CORONAVIRUS
DO WE UNDERSTAND ALL THE MOVING PARTS?
Again, it's been over a week since I last posted and for the same reason. I wanted to see what global trends were taking place before I gave my version of an update. So, what has changed? Let me stick with the larger, more impacting issues and stay away from the childish political games being played in the US. Why? Because a few issues are going to have a much larger impact on the future of the world than," where did Uncle Joe go" and, " Look what Trump said now". Let me stick with one overall theme. Just how stable is the world today?
Is there an imminent threat of war in the world? No.
Could there be in the near future? Yes.
Why? Well, here we go!
China lied:
I talked about this issue last week, but let me do a quick recap. Did China lie about what was taking place inside China? Yes. Beijing was and is more worried about global perceptions than a few hundred thousand deaths. I mean, in the Emperor's opinion, what's a few peasants when your global status is at stake? A few Doctors spoke up and look what that got them. Look; China lied and we all know it, even the Emperor knows we know it. Why do you think Beijing is putting out an unprecedented information campaign? China has a vision, or should I say, the Communist Party of China has a vision, and this virus is a tool to be leveraged to reach that vision..............period!
Reset:
I know I keep beating this drum, but that's only because I know I'm right. My theory? Reset, that's my theory. If you have not read what "Reset" is, then here is the down and dirty. Over the past forty years, China has had one goal, to become the leader of the world. Their addictive economic plan was based on getting the world hooked on cheap labor and low-cost goods. Debt? Yes, we swallowed the bait, hook, line and sinker! Flash forward to 2020, and here we are. The world economy is on its knees, thanks to an event that started in China, and Beijing is out playing savor to the rest of the world trying to keep people from dying. coincidence? I don't believe in the meaning of that word, and I sure don't trust the Emperor. Everybody ends up in the economic ditch, with a huge part of the world looking for a lifeline, any lifeline. Who is suddenly over the virus? Who's the economy is bouncing back to life to save the day? Yep. "Reset". It's about being the first back to the top, especially after you chose the moment in time to wreck everyone else.
Stability:
Just how destabilized are parts of the world becoming? The fuel feud between Moscow and the Prince has both Russia and the Middle East wondering how to pay for future grand plans. Iran has the virus and a public that hates its government. Iran is the proxy fighter that might be unwilling to do Moscow's bidding, all in the name of the Tsar needing a bump in oil prices. Rumors of the US military's Combat Readiness have begun to percolate to the editor's page.
Do you think that story is inspiring to the Emperor, or is he the next savior of the sick world? Do you think the story of the Captian of the USS Theodore Rosevelt pleading for help was good news in Beijing? Did the party elites look at each other and say, " it's working"? Did the US see the trends in the world right now and say, "let's send a message? " Don't Fu... with us!" Yep. That's exactly what the US just did.
Is Nicolas Maduro in bed with Beijing? Yes. Did the US Intelligence Community pick up on something taking place, something that would test the US's resolve in the Americas? Hint, the US has been "seeing" those signs for the past several years. By the way; is AMLO, Mexico's Revolutionary President, in bed with Maduro? Absolutely. Look up AMLO and CELAC. Better yet, read one of my old posts about the topic.
http://coldansviewpoint.blogspot.com/2020/01/amlo-and-celac-true-colors-flying-back.html
DC's announcement of the larger than normal Taskforce deploying into the area is part of the bigger picture. The pandemic virus is more than just an economic weapon unleashed on the world. It's an event that can create havoc for weaker, more unstable nations; nations like those in Central and South America. Does the US realize this? Yes. Was this announcement, one the administration knows the whole world is watching, to include Beijing and Moscow and Tehran, designed to tell the US's enemies, " Don't Fu.. with us?" Did the nearly simultaneous threat to Tehran fall into this same message? You bet it did.
More than just a "message":
The Chicken or the Egg? What took place fist? The sinking of the Venezuelan Patrol Boat, or the message from DC? Don't get lost in timelines, but understand one thing, this was not a happenstance event.
Did a Venezulian Patrol Boat decide to play the ramming game with a ship that had a reinforced hull? Stupid, if true. So, the RCGS Resolute, an interesting name given the game that is taking place, was just out to sea, with no civilian passengers, for a "Routine maintenance" check? The Resolute was in international waters when it was fired upon by the Venezuelan Patrol Boat? Does this story sound a little....let's say.............fishy? I have a good nose for fishy stories and this one smells like something bloated that washed ashore. Something is cooking in Central and South America and the US is responding. Who is involved and what might take place? Those are two questions that could take the US MSM off the virus story in a hurry. The "message" from DC was clear. The question becomes, does the intended target of that message have the ability to understand what is being conveyed?
Desperate Times/ Desperate measures:
It's an old saying, but it holds true now more than ever. China pushed its economy into the ditch with the anticipation of being the first to recover. So far, that plan looks like it' working. But, and here comes the huge, "BUT". In all of Beijing's vanity and arrogance, did they underestimate the enemy they are truly trying to knock off? No, not just the US; the "West and its Capitalist partners"? If you are first back to the trading table if you are the one offering to save everyone, but no one wants your salvation, then what? For over three weeks now, the Emperor has had his Kingdom in full information warfare mode. How dare the US call the virus, "The Chinese Virus!" How dare the nations that are receiving aid from the powerful Dragon Kingdom announce the products are defective? Silence! How dare the world question the intentions of the Emperor and his servants. Oh, but the world is, and it's growing by the day. So, what if, my favorite game, what if the world turns it's back on China? Can Beijing's plan to sell most of their goods internally save the Emperor's master plan? What happens if you are the fist back to the top, but nobody will speak to you, or worse, they still blame you? Just think of the hundreds of billions of dollars, US-based dollars to boot, that has been spent on the most elaborate Soft Power plan in the history of modern societies, the Belt and Road Initiative, ended with no one wanting to travel on the bridges or the roads? Yes, maybe some small-time players will stay in the fold, but what if the EU, the US, and India say, "no thanks?" China has gambled big. Beijing has put into motion a plan they have been driving towards for over forty years. If the unintended consequences of that plan destroy the endgame, then what? Has an Emperor ever been forcefully removed from power in China? The oldest civilization in the world has begun to shift from Soft Power actions. Hard Power events may be on the near horizon. Keep thinking about that Joint Taskforce in Central and South America. More than one world leader can play the Hard Power game and trust me, the US has cards for this game that the Emperor is not ready for.
Playing the ramming game with an ice worthy ship. I wonder how that was received back in Beijing? Oh ya. I wonder what that ship was really doing? Hmm... I think I know:)
