02-03-2017, 01:51 PM
(01-28-2017, 04:25 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: > By the way, my China-Russia article cross-posted in the Breitbart
> National Security section has drawn hundreds of comments. As
> usual, they range from loony to extremely intelligent and
> well-researched. Anyone interested in more commentary on this
> subject should check that out.
> http://www.breitbart.com/national-securi...k-america/
(01-31-2017, 01:50 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: > I looked at your link, though the signal to noise ratio in the
> comments was not high enough to sift through it thoroughly.
> I would still be interested in understanding better why you think
> the sides will work out the way you do. A link to earlier
> discussion would be great.
I've written about this subject so many times that I have no idea what
I could add that's new or different. Here's a summary behind the
reasoning that I've posted a number of times:
China is very closely allied with Pakistan, which is very closely
allied with the Sunni states. China and India are bitter enemies, as
are Pakistan and India. Russia and China have been historic enemies
for centuries, with Russia fighting Genghis Khan's Mongols in the
west, and fighting Chinese expansionism in the (far) east. Russia is
also extremely xenophobic towards the Sunni Muslims. Russia and India
are very closely allied, and India is very closely allied with Iran,
as Hindus have been allied with Shia Muslims going back to the Battle
of Karbala. So if you go through that list and connect the dots, then
the US is going to be allied with India, Russia and Iran, versus
China, Pakistan, and the Sunni Muslim states. Just remember that
Russia was our bitter enemy before WW II, was our ally during WW II,
and was our bitter enemy after WW II. You can't make judgments from
today's fatuous political alignments to how nations will act when
they're forced to make hard choices in the context of an existential
crisis, a generational crisis war. These major decisions are made by
the populations, large generations of people, not by a few politicians
when a nation's existence and its way of life are threatened, and
those decisions are usually made by feelings that go back for
centuries.
