Evan Bayh: Iran only respects strength

Sunday, September 27th, 2009 | TV and text | No Comments

Bayh says that getting the Chinese on board to sanction Iran could take ages. Bob Corker speaks about the classified material he saw regarding the nuclear site, and also suggests that we try to stir-up “certain movements” in Iran. He does not find the missile test scheduled by Iran tomorrow to be a provocation.

Tags: Bayh, China, Chinese, Corker, Iran, miltary, nuclear

America and the Chinese Future

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | TV and text | No Comments

Last week we heard much in the press about a report called Global Trends 2025: A World Transformed. This is a publication of the National Intelligence Council. A group comprised of 16 key US intelligence agencies. The NIC has produced such a report every four years for the last 16 years.

The report suggests that American dominance across the globe will wane whilst the dominance of China — and a few other nations — will increase. It certainly appears that China is set to make a profound imprint on the world in the coming decades. But the question is at what cost? Should the US be worried? These are the topics I would like to consider today. › Continue reading

Tags: america, China, geo-political, Global Trends 2025, hegemony, influence, NIC, oil, trade, US power

China’s climate plan: give us 1% of your GDP

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 | Republicans | No Comments

Is China trying to score points on America’s new-found “redistribution of wealth” vibe? Maybe they thought they’d just throw the idea out there now that Obama is the president-elect.

Their idea, proposed this week at a climate change summit in Beijing, is that wealthy nations should divert as much as 1% of their GDP to help developing nations tackle climate change. › Continue reading

Tags: 1% GDP, China, climate change, emissions, GDP, summit

McCain’s Black Monday

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Obama and the Dems | 2 Comments

A video ninja lays it straight on the topic of finance.
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Tags: Bush, China, finance, Lehman, McCain