Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Americans abroad who still wish to return to the United States to do so “immediately,” saying commercial and government-chartered flights could soon cease amid the coronavirus outbreak.
“We don’t know how long commercial flights will ... operate,” Mr Pompeo said Tuesday, adding it is not a sure thing that flights being chartered by the US government specifically for Americans to return home due to COVID-19 fears will be available in some countries.
The kicker, the main point not even noted by the article is this: China is projecting and postulating to their population that the USA caused the Corona Virus in China. That the US military took it over and released it on them. Regardless of what YOU think or believe, they have their citizens believing it. It could simply be a coincidence, but rare is the country that ever attacked another without doing something like that to line their own citizens up in advance.
No one can attack America. It's a non starter. China cant even invaded Taiwan. Russia barely has the ability to project power beyond its borders. North Korea could fuck us up more than anyone but after a couple hours it would be over for them and it would be isolated to the korean peninsula. OP who would declare war on us? why? How? Who would we start a fight with now? The window to attack Iran is gone. NK isnt worth attacking because of the damage they would do to South Koreas civilians. Picking a fight with russia would lead to nuclear armageddon, and if you started that why would bother to tell americans to come home?
Yup. It's all about force projection. The US 7th fleet could absolutely fuck China up by itself. All China has going for it are their ASM's, but even then there are ways to counter those.
pop1453 ago
i don't believe this, China is trying to defeat the usa via economic warfare, makes much more sense
China attacking usa soil is terrible strategy
but anything is possible...
TabascoTabasco ago
Unbunch your panties....
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-update-us-travel-flights-home-return-pompeo-trump-a9438516.html
Moramora ago
🤡🤡🤡
beece ago
The kicker, the main point not even noted by the article is this: China is projecting and postulating to their population that the USA caused the Corona Virus in China. That the US military took it over and released it on them. Regardless of what YOU think or believe, they have their citizens believing it. It could simply be a coincidence, but rare is the country that ever attacked another without doing something like that to line their own citizens up in advance.
onezeno ago
Doesn't mean the Chinese people are buying it. I hear their internet is abuzz about the missing virologist from Wuhan.
Tallest_Skil ago
How does that mean war? In any capacity? Come on.
undertheshills ago
No one can attack America. It's a non starter. China cant even invaded Taiwan. Russia barely has the ability to project power beyond its borders. North Korea could fuck us up more than anyone but after a couple hours it would be over for them and it would be isolated to the korean peninsula. OP who would declare war on us? why? How? Who would we start a fight with now? The window to attack Iran is gone. NK isnt worth attacking because of the damage they would do to South Koreas civilians. Picking a fight with russia would lead to nuclear armageddon, and if you started that why would bother to tell americans to come home?
Hairchin1369 ago
Russian nukes in Chinese ocean containers?
Phantom42 ago
Yup. It's all about force projection. The US 7th fleet could absolutely fuck China up by itself. All China has going for it are their ASM's, but even then there are ways to counter those.
AO28-1 ago
Still waiting for the "all non-citizens to immediately leave the USA" order.
privacy_first ago
Well, pompeo is surely making lots of people angry
If USA takes the stance to screw everybody else.... there is a limit to the patience of "the rest of the world"
cyclops1771 ago
Oy vey!