‘Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reoriented the U.S. military to prioritize deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense by “assuming risk” in Europe and other parts of the world, according to a secret internal guidance memo’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/29/secret-pentagon-memo-hegseth-heritage-foundation-china/
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This "leaked" memo...
And nobody, especially russians, will believe them.
https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1906083598081339759?s=46
Not only does the policy make no sense, but it's also complete bullshit: MAGA is never going to war with China over Taiwan.
Sure, that makes total sense.
FFS can’t they keep ANYTHING secret?
If the US has said for example, "it is time Europe stopped relying on the US, we have higher priorities elsewhere and intend to withdraw most if not all of our forces from Europe by the end this administration" that would have been fine, but no, instead they betray Ukraine and insult Europe.
Their current policy is insanity though.
And I don't believe for a second that the US currently as the stomach for a large scale conflict with China.
This is just a pretext to punish "free loading" NATO countries.
It is time for the American people to rise up against this ‘regime’ before American democracy dies a inglorious death.
This does not mean the possibility should not be considered. The nominal author’s boss, after all, is also an idiot.
Denigrating regional allies that would be critical for defending Taiwan is similarly “incoherent.”
This is a Pentagon effort divorced from national policy.
China, Russia are best deterred by the biggest pool of allies
That's all NATO countries, Japan, Australia, NZ, S Korea, Philippines etc.
US needs Europe in the Pacific & Europe needs US & Asian allies
The more the better
They dont give a shit about actually deterring China.
They care about carving up their spheres of influence *with* China.
When US is not any more big ally of europe, europeans will just quit listening them.
Base it on that