[Peace-discuss] China vs. USA

[David Green]

As he did in the Middle East context, Freeman has well-informed criticism
from a "realist" perspective, as he acknowledges:

"George Kennan’s grand strategy of containment was based on the correct
judgment that, if isolated for long enough, the defects in the autarkic
Soviet system would cause it to fail. China cannot be isolated, and its
economy is currently outperforming ours."

Freeman thinks it would be "realistic" and in American "interests" for
American planners to recognize China's formidable presence in a less
bellicose way. But just as Kennan didn't understand the "realism" and
"interests" that led us into Vietnam, Freeman doesn't understand the
neolib/neocon "interests" that cause them to more aggressively confront
China.

Just as the planners don't accept the "realism" and "interests" of the
notion that the U.S. should cut Israel loose, as advocated by Freeman
several years ago, they currently don't accept his prudent recommendations
regarding China. Given the real interests of the capitalist class, however,
this should not be seen as surprising. I would suggest that they take
American hegemony much more seriously than he does.

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 9:05 PM Brussel, Morton K via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Does Freeman know whereof he speaks?
>
>
> https://original.antiwar.com/Chas_Freeman/2019/02/18/after-the-trade-war-a-real-war-with-china/
>
> A realistic assessent of the present and emerging rivalry.
>
> —mkb
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