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Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2745 –
The US has responded poorly to the Indian crisis. Leaving aside the humanitarian aspects, geopolitical considerations should see the US exporting  a considerable proportion of its vaccine production to India, along with medical supplies.

The US is trying to stave off a challenge from China. Obama sought to solidify a bloc of Pacific nations united by the Trans-Pacific Partnership. By offering Asian countries economic incentives, those countries would have an economic reason to join a political union to resist China. But the dumbasses in the US were outraged it didn’t exploit those countries, using the economic power of the US to extract rents that were the privilege of colonial powers. Then Trump made this explicit with his America First agenda. That provided an opening for the Chinese Belt & Road program.

Fortunately, Xi has alienated neighbours with his preference for exercising hard rather than soft power. India had been trying to play both sides of the fence but has been angered by border skirmishes with the Chinese military. It had responded by organising naval exercises in its waters with US & Japanese forces. The Covid crisis in India presents a perfect opportunity to draw India further into a bloc resisting Chinese aggression.

And such an investment would hardly be a wasteful use of US resources when compared to the history of the US putting money into the pockets of dictators. It would be the right thing to do for humanitarian reasons and would benefit the US and the world in the mission to control Covid.

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2746 –
Covid aside, India and China hate each other intensely. 

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2747 –
India isn't exactly on my christmas card list either.  Going to India to get married, FFS,  really!?!
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Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2748 –
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Covid aside, India and China hate each other intensely. 
I’m not sure love and hate mean much when it comes to geopolitics. The Russia-Germany Non-aggression Pact was a shock given those 2 countries hated each other. Yes, no doubt both countries had their fingers crossed when it was signed and Hitler broke it when he wanted to, but it allowed them to divide up Poland and allowed Germany to take out France and almost Great Britain too. And then 2 obvious enemies, Russia and the US, became allies for the rest of the war.
 

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2749 –
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I’m not sure love and hate mean much when it comes to geopolitics. The Russia-Germany Non-aggression Pact was a shock given those 2 countries hated each other. Yes, no doubt both countries had their fingers crossed when it was signed and Hitler broke it when he wanted to, but it allowed them to divide up Poland and allowed Germany to take out France and almost Great Britain too. And then 2 obvious enemies, Russia and the US, became allies for the rest of the war.

All true, but reports from the border skirmishes between these two suggest they were particularly vicious.  

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2751 –
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All true, but reports from the border skirmishes between these two suggest they were particularly vicious.  
True. That’s why it’s a good time for the US to lock India into a bloc. The Chinese are offering the Indians help to combat Covid; if the US doesn’t flood the zone, they will blow this opportunity.

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2752 –
Wow, a pretty blonde. But is she an expert or an anti-vaxxer? Is she a virologist or a naturopath? Call me crazy, but you have to lead with some details about the expertise ...

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2753 –
Talking about expertise, the latest nonsense spilling from the mouth of Larry Kudlow shows why it’s reasonable to filter out those lacking in credentials. With Kudlow, his alleged credentials as an economic expert are undercut by the fact he’s a Fox News talking head and former Trump aide. In his latest rant, he claimed that Biden would soon force Americans to drink plant-based beer. Say it isn’t so, Larry!

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2755 –
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Wow, a pretty blonde. But is she an expert or an anti-vaxxer? Is she a virologist or a naturopath? Call me crazy, but you have to lead with some details about the expertise ...
Like anybody with half a brain is going to spend the hour listening to a norbit with a barrow to push mangle language for fiscal benefit. ;D

They must be just burning bodies in India to keep away the frost, but wait, they have HCQ, they make it there by the tonne, cheaper by the dozen it seems, wtf! :o
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Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2756 –
First the EU wants AstraZeneca because it's at cost/cheaper, then they don't want it because they want a cut of the locally made Pfizer, next they want stop AstraZeneca being exported, then they pause/ban AstraZeneca because they say it's NBG.

Now they want to sue AstraZeneca for not rolling the vaccine out fast enough!

It's an EU political clown show!
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Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2757 –
Not hard to work out why people voted for Brexit, and not be part of the mess that is Brussels ....

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2758 –
Biden is saying the US will release its stockpile of 60 million doses of AZ to distribute amongst its allies. Mexico & Canada have previously received some but want more. But it looks like India might be the destination along with other medical supplies. That’ll be enough to vaccinate only 3% of Indians.

Re: CV and mad panic behaviour

Reply #2759 –
Very sad Video on yahoo news of a son transporting his dead mother(CoVid) on a motor bike wedged in between himself and the son in law, no ambulance or other transport available. I didnt post the video as it might distress some but it just shows the state of the country and how bad things have got in terms of resources.