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President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is “even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.
Biden, at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded. “That’s the commitment we made,” he added.
Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
But for some reason, Biden’s handlers felt it was necessary to rush in and clean up his comment. Here is what the unsigned statement from the White House said, presumably coming from his far-left press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre.
The contradiction here is mainly contained in the last sentence. While Biden asserted he would intervene militarily, i.e. with the US military, his handlers apparently want to make it clear that we are only committing to providing military aid to Taiwan so it can “defend itself.” That’s significant in that it signals to China that the only thing we’d do is what we’ve been doing in Ukraine with mixed results.
Regardless, I believe the bigger issue here is not the contradictions in policy, but rather that Biden’s handlers enjoy such preeminent power that they can continually override the actual president. If the president’s word means nothing, then what’s the point of having one? This isn’t even the first time they’ve come out and changed the administration’s position regarding Taiwan.
Do we have a president, or do we have a shadowy cabal of far-left apparatchiks seeking to protect China at the helm? I think we all know the answer to that, and it’s another reason Biden is completely unfit for office. If a president is so incapable of accomplishing the duties of his elected position that his handlers have to essentially run the show, that’s a really undemocratic and unsafe place to be as a nation. The White House becomes an extension of the bureaucracy at that point, and that’s not how things are supposed to work.
For whatever reason, the "Breaking News" forum has become the new Rubber Room.Declared war on China?
The fantasies of the alternate universe only get more and more bizarre. In that world, just make something up and attack.
Incredible.
The problem is that, to them, this is real. So in their world, it really is breaking news.For whatever reason, the "Breaking News" forum has become the new Rubber Room.
I see the two most obtuse Liberals on USMB have chimed in, joy.
Gaffe after gaffe......they send him out of the country and he still keeps going off of the reservation.
Joe Biden's Handlers Rush to Clean up His Statement on Taiwan
Gaffe after gaffe......they send him out of the country and he still keeps going off of the reservation.
Joe Biden's Handlers Rush to Clean up His Statement on Taiwan
Gaffe after gaffe......they send him out of the country and he still keeps going off of the reservation.
Joe Biden's Handlers Rush to Clean up His Statement on Taiwan
Biden can shit in your mouth and you would still find an excuse to say it was no big deal.No he did NOT declare war. Only Congress can declare war. He said he would defend Taiwan against Chinese aggressions if such aggression happens. Why do you cons lie so fucking much.
Bu-bu-bu-but.......No he did NOT declare war. Only Congress can declare war. He said he would defend Taiwan against Chinese aggressions if such aggression happens. Why do you cons lie so fucking much.
Except its not true is it you lying shit ?
China on Monday expressed outrage at President Joe Biden’s apparent break from America’s prior policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan, blasting his assertion that the U.S. would militarily defend the island nation if Beijing invaded.
No country should underestimate China’s “firm resolve, staunch will and strong ability” to protect its sovereign and territorial interests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Monday in response to Biden’s comments.
“On issues that bear on China's sovereignty, territorial integrity and other core interests, no one shall expect China to make any compromise or trade-offs,” Wang said.
“PLA’s firepower in the Taiwan Straits has long surpassed that of US military,” Hu Xijin, who until last year oversaw China’s Global Times news outlet – considered aligned with the views of the ruling party – wrote on Twitter on Monday, using an abbreviation for the People’s Liberation Army. “Biden says US military would defend Taiwan - does Biden wish to bring those soldiers back in coffins or let them sink into the Taiwan Straits to feed the fish? So, let’s cherish peace together.”
Their comments came moments after Biden in high-profile remarks in Japan shocked observers with the assertion that the U.S. would provide military support to Taiwan in the case of an invasion.
Its just a lie. You could discuss this subject and be honest about it. Lies are just a waste of time.Dunno Tommy......go ask the Chinese. They received his comments rather warmly it appears.
China Expresses Outrage at Biden’s Comments That U.S. Would Defend Taiwan
the easter bunny should have taken bedpan joe off the podiumWhere is the Easter Bunny when we need him?....
Appears the Chinese took it that way.Its just a lie. You could discuss this subject and be honest about it. Lies are just a waste of time.
