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Why isn't China intervening to stop the US war of aggression against Iran?Somehow this is still a question people are asking, so I will explain. 1. China's military is built to defend China within and along its borders against a massive and growing US military build-up all along its peripheries ongoing for decades.Its forces are organized around hardware designed specifically for this purpose - not to project military power around the globe like the US does - and the US has these capabilities because it is an aggressor - not for national defense. China literally has no ability to project the military power required to confront and successfully stop a full-scale US war of aggression on the other side of the planet with the capabilities it has for national defense; 2. In order to launch this war on Iran - the US spent decades building up a network of global and regional bases, logistical networks, ammunition depots, fuel dumps, regional integrated air defense capabilities etc. to first encircle Iran - then attack it. China would be required to create an equal or greater network throughout the region to stop this- and this simply isn't possible;3. The US built its network up through both politically capturing nations in the region (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait) and invading/occupying them (Iraq & Syria). China simply doesn't conduct its foreign policy this way - because if it did - it would be just as bad as the US itself; 4. If you think China could simply project military power over the horizon - this is even more difficult and unrealistic. This requires huge amounts of long-range aircraft, immense aerial refueling capabilities, and long-range munitions as well as forward bases at least near the region to do so. Sending naval vessels would simply place them at the mercy of a better prepared and more extensive military positions the US has established over decades as explained above; 5. What China has likely done is all that it could do - provide economic support against illegal US sanctions, provide technical/material support for Iran's military industrial production, provide military support through the transfer of weapons and equipment. All of these have their limits especially in terms of the transfer of military equipment to Iran - which takes YEARS to train Iranian personnel on EFFECTIVELY, as well as to integrate it through training in modern combined arms operations. This last point regarding the amount of time it takes to effectively integrate new military hardware into a military is exactly why Ukraine has failed to absorb and fully utilize floods of Western weapons and equipment in the US proxy war on Russia being waged there. CONCLUSIONThere are real-world limitations on what nations like Russia and China can do against US wars of aggression elsewhere especially considering the fact the US is waging proxy war on both Russia and China at the same time it wages direct war on Iran. Russia and China are doing what is realistic and within their capabilities - and are constantly expanding their own capabilities in order to do more when possible. Do not confuse real limitations with a lack of concern or will - and realize blaming Russia or China for a US WAR OF AGGRESSION simply serves Washington's agenda - not Iran's or any of its allies....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUboh7ngXps

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump, his administration, and the corporations they serve killed these US troops in yet another unnecessary, illegal, and unjustified war of aggression on the other side of the planet.Footage shows Iranian ballistic missiles and slow, easy-to-intercept drones penetrating US air defenses at bases across the region meaning the US war was launched knowingly lacking any real ability to stop Iranian missiles from killing US troops. This follows serial wars and proxy wars of aggression around the globe including the ongoing US war on Russia in Ukraine which have expended huge amounts of US air defense munitions. These are troops who should not be in the region in the first place - many of whom are there as part of occupation forces following previous, equally illegal, unjustified US invasions based on the same lies told by the Trump administration to launch this war.America's greatest enemy is Wall Street and Washington....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djyzJyRq_6Q

- US President Trump claims to have eliminated Iran's military and political leadership and that remaining Iranian forces are "surrendering;" - He also admitted the fighting continues, US troops are dying, more will die, and demands Iranian military forces he just said were "surrendering" to surrender; - Iran continues carrying out complex regional operations indicating its mosaic defense strategy is still working, forcing the US and its proxies to expend huge amounts of munitions in the process; - Iran's greatest danger involves internal cohesion, it is still too early to draw conclusions regarding the fighting at this point; References: BBC - Trump says US will 'avenge' military deaths (Mar. 2, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7tGuardian - Oil price expected to surge after Iran strikes and strait of Hormuz closure (Mar. 2, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/oil-price-surge-iran-us-israel-strikes-marketsNYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992): https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.htmlWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Av0UK7c3C4

- The US has launched (re-launched) a war of aggression against Iran; - The US seeks to decapitate Iran's military and political leadership, degrade Iranian military capabilities, than use special forces, militants, and terrorists to topple the government on the ground; - Iran seeks to leverage "mosaic defense" to continue defense despite decapitation strikes, and long-term survival; - Iranian survival will result in depleted US munition stockpiles, allowing more damage to be dealt to US targets and proxies across the region and compromising US global ambitions in the short and long-term; - The US seeks to topple Iran and consolidate control over the Middle East to further isolate and contain both Russia and eventually China in pursuit of global primacy; Resources:AP - Live Updates on Iran: https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfNYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.htmlAmerican Rhetoric - Trump Announces Operation Epic Fury (Feb. 28, 2026): https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/donaldtrumpoperationroaringlion.htmFollow Developments Regarding Iran: Middle East Spectator (Telegram): https://t.me/Middle_East_SpectatorAMK Mapping (Telegram): https://t.me/AMK_MappingScott of Kalibrated (Telegram): https://t.me/kalibratedThe Duran (Telegram): https://t.me/thedurancomWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ywG1Yvs2Ss

- The US is using supposed "negotiations" it has no interest in actually succeeding as a pretext for a pre-determined war of aggression it has already decided to launch against Iran; - The US is now openly admitting it will use Israel to provoke a wider war it hopes will cost American service members' lives and justify a large-scale US war against Iran; - The US seeks war with Iran to degrade its military, political, and economic system, and eventually collapse the government entirely, all as part of further isolating, encircling, and containing both Russia and ultimately China; - A destructive war in the Middle East could serve as a means to begin a more constricting campaign of economic sanctions and an energy embargo on China itself which the US is also in the process of preparing for and even implementing already; - Should the US feel desperate in terms of toppling Iran, it may seek to use nuclear weapons by having its Israeli proxies carry out the attacks, absorb all the blame and retaliation, as long-standing US policy papers have noted in regards to US-backed conventional Israeli strikes; References: Politico - White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first (Feb. 25, 2026): https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/white-house-politics-israel-strikes-iran-00799456Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran (2009):https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfThe Hill - Vance to Iran: Talks show US pursuing diplomatic deal; Trump has right to use military option if he chooses (Feb. 25, 2026): https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5754746-vance-us-seeks-iran-diplomacy/Newsweek - JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 28, 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851Newsweek - JD Vance Floats Donald Trump Deal To End War in Ukraine (Sep. 13, 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-floats-donald-trump-deal-end-russia-ukraine-war-1953302RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdfRAND - Dangerous But Not Omnipotent (2009): https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG781.htmlUS State Dept. - U.S. Relations With Taiwan (2022): https://2021-2025.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywcwoTh6E3s

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦NEW ARTICLE: US Proxy War on Russia: What Comes Next?READ HERE: https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/25/us-proxy-war-on-russia-what-comes-next/"With the US political capture of Venezuela, pressure being placed on Cuba, and preparations for war with Iran rapidly advancing, the US is seeking to whittle away key partners of the Russian-Chinese-led multipolar world until only Russia and China remain."...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgYeY-4rEUI

- The US has always intended to overthrow the Iranian political system since Iran overthrew the US-installed client regime ousted in the late 1970s; - The US war on Iran last year merely set the stage for this much larger planned strike; - The only way this wart can be prevented is if Iran and its allies can create sufficient deterrence against US aggression (raising the costs for the US enough); - Claims that the UK or EU are “impeding” US plans to strike Iran are likely deception tactics already used and bragged about following US war last year; - Claims the US is seeking “limited strikes” is either deception or a pre-built exit ramp if Iranian resilience is sufficient to prevent government-collapse; - The use of Israel as an “uncontrollable” variable allows the US to do everything from provoke war to using nuclear weapons and claim “Israel” did it rather than the US; targeReferences: The New Atlas - US Using Israel to Provoke Iran War, Deny Responsibility, Minimize Retaliation (Jun. 12, 2025): https://youtu.be/RBiTh7qYT3U?si=erjlKra1UUD7BkWpBBC - Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen' (Feb. 20, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49oCNN - Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports (Feb. 21, 2026): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/europe/britain-air-base-access-us-iran-intl-hnk-mlBusiness Insider - How the US military tricked everyone to surprise Iran with B-2 bomber strikes on its nuclear sites (Jun. 22, 2025): https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-us-militarys-strategic-deception-to-strike-iran-2025-6White House (Obama) - Implementation Day (2016): https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996White House (Trump, 1st administration) - President Donald J. Trump is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal (May 8, 2018): https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-ending-united-states-participation-unacceptable-iran-deal/NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992): https://archive.ph/az6LC#selection-493.0-546.0The New Atlas (formerly Landdestroyer) - United Front Against Iran (2011): https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2011/03/united-front-against-iran.htmlBrookings Institution - Which Path to Persia (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ysDu9LK3s

🇨🇳China Passes Landmark Spacecraft + Rocket TestThis month China launched its new Mengzhou manned spacecraft for a max-Q abort test (the capsule escapes from the rocket at maximum speed/pressure in the atmosphere). Not only was the abort test & sea landing successful, the Long March 10 rocket that carried it continued downrange for a soft propulsion landing in the sea, next to a recovery ship designed to eventually catch it. Mengzhou will enable manned missions to the moon as well as ferrying personnel to and from China's space station in low earth orbit. While upset Westerners are claiming this is a "copy" of SpaceX's Falcon 9 - because both are superficially shaped like a cylinder and perform similar flight maneuvers - Long March 10 has no technical resemblance to the Falcon 9. It is a completely different type of rocket engine with completely different functions, specifications, & requirements. I saw one argument that China "stole" the grid fins featured on the Long March 10 booster - as if SpaceX invented grid fins long used on Soviet rockets & missiles since the Cold War! It would be like claiming Toyota copied Chevy because both make cars with 4 wheels, engines, & drive down the road. China is rapidly catching up to the US in the very small and shrinking fields of expertise the US still holds advantages in - space launch technology being one of them - and eventually/inevitably - China will far surpass the US.And many in the West are not taking this with grace, humility, or a desire for constructive competition, cooperation, or coexistence - all to their own detriment.(IMAGES: The initial launch before the abort test, the soft landing of the Long March 10 booster, the Mengzhou spacecraft being recovered after splashdown)....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RevOMW3cIyM

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place within the halls of Western power and among a handful of billionaire business leaders and investors regarding the shape of the world to come as this technology permeates every aspect of modern civilization.References: NEO - At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance? (Feb. 12, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/12/at-the-ai-races-finishing-line-a-world-of-abundance-or-automated-dominance/US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018): https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-reviewNYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 30, 2025):https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.htmlUS White House - America’s AI Action Plan (Jul., 2025): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdfWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbjsagsiWls

🏮Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Chinese New Year....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYUih26fORc

🇺🇸🇨🇳NEW ARTICLE: At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance?READ HERE: https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/12/at-the-ai-races-finishing-line-a-world-of-abundance-or-automated-dominance/"As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place within the halls of Western power and among a handful of billionaire business leaders and investors regarding the shape of the world to come as this technology permeates every aspect of modern civilization." NOTE: For those tempted to say "AI isn't real," please learn about neural networks and how they are used by AI models big and small to actually learn. It is artificial intelligence, not human intelligence, but intelligence nonetheless. For those that think it's a "capitalist marketing scam," - in some dimensions what is happening in the US is - but the US, Russia, China, and many others are working on actual AI as well. Pretending AI doesn't exist because it is too complicated or scary isn't going to make it go away....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtxtonacLDY

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇷🇺🇨🇳 US Continues Global War On Multipolarism, No "Retreat" to the WestNYT reports carrier group used to overthrow/rob Venezuela in Western Hemisphere is now heading toward Middle East for US war on Iran.As I warned over a year ago, the US was NEVER going to "retreat" to a sphere of influence, and was simply expanding an already ongoing global war on multipolarism.This will continue until either the US succeeds, or the multipolar world stops it. There is no chance of or even a desire by the US for coexistence.-= Stopping a US Attack on Iran =-The only factor that will delay any US military operation against Iran is deterrence Iran and its allies create against it.This and only this, not "diplomacy," is what will determine when and how the US attacks.The decision to overthrow Iran's political system was made decades ago when the Iranians rightfully ousted the US client regime installed over them.With Iran's role in supplying energy to China and its investment in a multipolar world, this objective has only become more pressing. No election, deal, or talks has or ever will change this US objective unless the US itself sees its political order and the unelected corporate-financier interests running it collapse....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP7RL_7NNcY

- Recently Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made revealing comments regarding continued US global ambition for domination across economics, monetary policy, energy, and more, calling into question US intentions regarding supposed "diplomacy" it is conducting regarding Ukraine; - The US is likely planing to use the upcoming Munich Defense Conference to cement in place the fictional US-Europe "split" US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has already publicly revealed would be used to sell a US-European "division of labor" and greater European sacrifice to continue America's proxy war in Ukraine on its behalf; - US "diplomacy' regarding Iran is likewise a tired distraction from inevitable US-initiated armed conflict. The US has sought regime change in Iran since Iran ousted Washington's puppet regime in the late 1970s; - Because degrading or destroying Russia and Iran are prerequisites for US ambitions to encircle, contain, and destroy China, all of these conflicts will continue no matter what political rhetoric emerges from Washington, London, or Brussels; References: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with TV BRICS international media network, Moscow, February 9, 2026: https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/brics/2078196/BBC - Trump's world order hangs over Europe on eve of key defence conference (Feb. 10, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrzjv1kykxoUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 12, 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/Kremlin - Vladimir Putin’s interview with Le Figaro (2017):http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54638NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992): https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.htmlWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V51r-vG4dI8

“Behind the political theater that is the “US-European split,” exists an aggressive campaign of US consolidation over its many proxies - including and perhaps especially over Europe itself.” References: DW - EU agrees on complete ban of Russian gas imports by 2027 (Jan. 26, 2026): https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-on-complete-ban-of-russian-gas-imports-by-2027/a-75660043US National Defense Industrial Strategy (2023): https://www.businessdefense.gov/docs/ndis/2023-NDIS.pdf and archived https://web.archive.org/web/20240301230138/https://www.businessdefense.gov/NDIS.htmlUS Congress - Implementing the National Defense Industrial Strategy: Issues for Congress (Nov. 2024): https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IN/PDF/IN12459/IN12459.1.pdfUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 12, 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/US White House - National Security Strategy (Nov. 2025): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdfBBC - Japan to send Patriot missiles to US which may aid Ukrainehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67798740NYT - How a German Manufacturer Is Forging Stronger Ties With the U.S. (Jul. 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/business/rheinmetall-germany-fighter-jets.htmlJapan Times - Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of Patriot missiles (Jan. 7, 2026): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/lockheed-triple-patriot-missiles/Stars And Stripes - South Korean shipbuilder secures deal to maintain US Navy dry cargo vessel (Dec. 2025): https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-12-16/navy-ship-maintenance-repair-korea-20108164.htmlReuters - Biden's new Arctic strategy foresees competition with Russia, China (2022): https://www.reuters.com/world/bidens-new-arctic-strategy-foresees-competition-with-russia-china-2022-10-07/DW - NATO members agree to 5% defense spending increase (Jun. 22, 2025): https://www.dw.com/en/nato-members-agree-to-increase-defense-spending-to-5/a-73000676Defense News - Pacifist Japan moving from exclusive self-defense to military buildup (Dec. 2025):https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/12/31/pacifist-japan-moving-from-exclusive-self-defense-to-military-buildup/Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-acLi2QF5C8

- The US is preparing to isolate and overthrow the Cuban government just as it has illegally done to Venezuela based on the primary, supposed “threat” that Cuba works with Russia and China; - This undermines claims that the Trump administration and the US in general no longer considers Russia and China as primary “threats;” - The US also continues ramping up pressure on Iran ahead of what will be another round of armed aggression against Iran; - Eliminating Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, and other partners of Russia and China are aimed at further isolating Russia and China themselves; - At the same time, the US is attacking Russian energy production and exports specifically to cut off Chinese oil imports from Russia ahead of a planned maritime blockade on China itself;- All of this indicates the US is ramping up - not retreating from - a global war on multipolarism; References: White House - ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA (Jan. 29, 2026): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992): https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.htmlNYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 30, 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.htmlReuters - Russia, Ukraine halt energy strikes, but differences emerge on moratorium (Jan. 30, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-date-or-location-next-round-us-brokered-peace-talks-could-change-2026-01-30/WSJ - Trump’s Armada Is Getting in Place. Now He Must Decide What to Do With Iran. (Jan. 30, 2026): https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trumps-armada-is-getting-in-place-now-he-must-decide-what-to-do-with-iran-93007d5aUS Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018): https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-reviewIrrawaddy - Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks (May 2025): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-abandons-chinese-pipeline-amid-resistance-attacks.htmlUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzWNkCb1OI

Years ago the US declared the need to consolidate control over its proxies (and official US government papers have reiterated this necessity under both the Biden and Trump administrations) in order to successfully confront and defeat a rising China.And that is what it has been and is doing - both in the Americas, across the Atlantic in Europe, and everywhere else - this theater of a US-European or US-Canadian "fallout" is meant to manage public and political perception as it does so.References: US Congress - Implementing the National Defense Industrial Strategy: Issues for Congress (Nov. 2024): https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IN/PDF/IN12459/IN12459.1.pdfUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 12, 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/US White House - National Security Strategy (Nov. 2025): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdfBBC - Japan to send Patriot missiles to US which may aid Ukrainehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67798740NYT - How a German Manufacturer Is Forging Stronger Ties With the U.S. (Jul. 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/business/rheinmetall-germany-fighter-jets.htmlJapan Times - Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of Patriot missiles (Jan. 7, 2026): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/lockheed-triple-patriot-missiles/Stars And Stripes - South Korean shipbuilder secures deal to maintain US Navy dry cargo vessel (Dec. 2025): https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-12-16/navy-ship-maintenance-repair-korea-20108164.htmlReuters - Biden's new Arctic strategy foresees competition with Russia, China (2022): https://www.reuters.com/world/bidens-new-arctic-strategy-foresees-competition-with-russia-china-2022-10-07/Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVDjotust3k