The U.S. ruling class is divided over the Ukraine war. One group pushes for more Western military involvement to force Putin back to Russia, or at least a deal that does not look like a concession to him.
The other group recognizes that the major contender for imperialist hegemony is China, not Russia. This group is willing to leave Ukraine without too much loss of face in order to swing to the Pacific. From a voice of the latter: Can Trump Split China and Russia? (excerpts) Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs , December 6, 2024 The one thing you never want to happen is you never want Russia and China uniting. I’m going to have to un-unite them, and I think I can do that,” Donald Trump boasted in an interview with the political commentator Tucker Carlson in October. On the campaign trail, the president-elect said repeatedly that he would stop the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours” and that he would be much tougher on China than President Joe Biden has been. Trump has never articulated exactly what his plan to “un-unite” these two countries is... early indications suggest that the coming administration might seek to damage the Chinese-Russian partnership by reducing tensions… with Moscow in order to put pressure on Beijing… Michael Waltz…whom Trump has tapped to serve as his national security adviser, advocated…for the United States to help wind down the war in Ukraine…and… divert resources to “countering the greater threat from the Chinese Communist Party”...Russia has become very dependent on China economically, with 40 percent of Russian imports coming from China and 30 percent of Russian exports going there. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/can-trump-split-china-and-russia How is your Ukraine practice different from Trump's strategy? And the opposing group's view? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34046): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34046 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110107739/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
