(12-04-2019 12:18 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I don't like communism. It is anathema to everything I believe. But Chinese communism, if it is allowed to rise, will eventually genocide all other races, where as Russian communism would embrace them. And the Russians know this. That is why in the coming wars to decide where the world's resources are consumed the Russians stand to be our best allies. We face the same fate if China wins and the enemy of my enemy is my friend while my enemy lives.

Agree.

I think Clancy's "The Bear and the Dragon" is very possible scenario. I think the trigger may be some interruption of China's supply of Middle East oil, leading them to attack Siberia to gain control of Russian oilfields there.

With that in mind, I don't really buy into the "Russia is our enemy" mantra. I'm not at all certain that our more logical strategy is not to move closer to Russia. The best option might be some kind of triangulation strategy.