HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: Here are what I think are the most *telling* parts: ‘“We weren’t looking at ...
Here are what I think are the most *telling* parts:
‘“We weren’t looking at this from a public health perspective,” said a senior military officer involved in the program. “We were looking at how we could drag China through the mud.”’
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‘China’s growing influence fueled efforts by U.S. military leaders to launch the secret propaganda operation Reuters uncovered.
“We didn’t do a good job sharing vaccines with partners,” a senior U.S. military officer directly involved in the campaign in Southeast Asia told Reuters. “So what was left to us was to throw shade on China’s.”’
What an incredible admission that the US has nothing left to offer, materially, to compete for influence. The richest country that is or ever was and it’s not even trying to bribe or induce or ingratiate with a potential partner like the Philippines.
It’s just left with the pettiest, cattiest, most tweenage gossipy bullshit imaginable: shit-talking its geopolitical rival behind its back.
‘“We weren’t looking at this from a public health perspective,” said a senior military officer involved in the program. “We were looking at how we could drag China through the mud.”’
…
‘China’s growing influence fueled efforts by U.S. military leaders to launch the secret propaganda operation Reuters uncovered.
“We didn’t do a good job sharing vaccines with partners,” a senior U.S. military officer directly involved in the campaign in Southeast Asia told Reuters. “So what was left to us was to throw shade on China’s.”’
What an incredible admission that the US has nothing left to offer, materially, to compete for influence. The richest country that is or ever was and it’s not even trying to bribe or induce or ingratiate with a potential partner like the Philippines.
It’s just left with the pettiest, cattiest, most tweenage gossipy bullshit imaginable: shit-talking its geopolitical rival behind its back.