A Separate Peace? - The American Conservative

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Sohrab Ahmari
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U.S. F-22 shot down a Chinese balloon over the Atlantic coast, bringing to a close the national drama that for days attended the vehicle’s drift across American airspace. Now come the mutual recriminations, with Republicans blaming Team Biden for not acting fast enough, and Democrats countering that...

U.S. F-22 shot down a Chinese balloon over the Atlantic coast, bringing to a close the national drama that for days attended the vehicle’s drift across American airspace. Now come the mutual recriminations, with Republicans blaming Team Biden for not acting fast enough, and Democrats countering that three such intrusions went undetected during the Trump administration. The episode also occasioned plenty of hilarious memes, not to mention Cold War nostalgia.

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Arnaud Bertrand 1mos

Good take (and very well written) by @SohrabAhmari. Arguing that "integrationism" and "confrontationism" re. China are 2 sides of the same coin, ultimately seeking to perpetuate a hegemony that becomes more and more dangerous for the US and the world.