Biden Ignores George Washington And TR, Flogging Xi With A Twig

One hundred twenty-one years ago almost to this day, President Teddy Roosevelt used the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” to define America’s foreign policy. One year ago, almost to the day, President Joe Biden withdrew the last American troops from Afghanistan. TR followed his policy statement by sending a four-mile long armada of 16 battleships, all painted white, on a 43,000 mile, 14-month, around-the-world tour, stopping at twenty ports on six continents, “to demonstrate to the world America’s naval prowess”. Biden followed his military withdrawal with a foreign policy based on the use of economic power, replacing major reliance on American military power. The new era of economic warfare The Economist labels it.

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