tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post4604825350214578305..comments2024-03-04T21:50:12.306+11:00Comments on Upon Hope: The Future of American PowerMark Moncrieffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-83760780737358456972014-06-09T01:09:15.413+10:002014-06-09T01:09:15.413+10:00Dear Mr. Doom
Trusting Russia over the United Sta...Dear Mr. Doom<br /><br />Trusting Russia over the United States is very foolish. But let us look at each charge in turn.<br /><br />A charge can be made that the United States betrayed South Vietnam. One I agree with, I think South Vietnam was sold out but don't forget we fought in that war as well and the United States stood by Vietnam much longer than we did. This was a massive failure of US policy and promises made to South Vietnam were not kept, this is hard to defend.<br /><br />The United States has had many opportunities to cut Taiwan loose and it has not done so, the United States has come close to war with China over Taiwan so to suggest that the United States has not stood by Taiwan is wrong. As for Japan the United States has been a loyal Ally, I do not agree at all that Japan has not been supported by the United States.<br /><br />The United States wanted Eastern Europe to have Democratic Governments, the Soviet Union wanted them to have Communist Governments. The Soviets had 300 divisions in control of Eastern Europe and the United States had none, this is called real politics and it beats wishful thinking which is what both the East Europeans and the Americans were doing.<br /><br />The Truman administration did not betray China, China became Communist because the Communists succeeded in doing two things the Kuomintang failed in. 1) they convinced the educated classes that only the Communists could restore China and 2) they militarily defeated the Kuomintang. The Kuomintang lost China, not the Americans, they never had China to lose.<br /><br />No country can be entirely safe from betrayal, it is a possibility. I just think it is very far fetched.<br /><br />Mark MoncrieffMark Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-86638048231263176702014-06-08T21:29:48.682+10:002014-06-08T21:29:48.682+10:00because for all of the faults of the United States...<em>because for all of the faults of the United States it does stand by it's Allies</em><br /><br />Unfortunately the United States has never been a particularly trustworthy ally. The US abandoned South Vietnam to its fate. South Vietnam could have survived if the US had honoured its promises of continuing financial aid and its promises to order air strikes against North Vietnam if it failed to abide by the peace terms negotiated in Paris.<br /><br />China has been encroaching on the territorial waters of its neighbours, particularly Japanese. The US has failed to support its allies once again. If it's a choice between China and Taiwan or China and Japan and there's no question the US will abandon its traditional allies.<br /><br />No ally can truly rely on the US because no Democrat Administration can ever be trusted. As far back as 1945 the Roosevelt Administration betrayed its allies and the people of eastern Europe. The Truman Administration betrayed China to the Communists.<br /><br />If it came to a choice between China and Australia the US would stab us in the back.<br /><br />I'd put more trust in Russia than in the US.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com