Antony Blinken has risen several levels above his level of incompetence, which is not uncommon in Washington. From Patrick Lawrence at scheerpost.com:
Antony Blinken is now in China for his second such journey as secretary of state and his third encounter with senior Chinese officials: This is our news as April marches toward May. I have to say, it is a stranger state of affairs than I can figure when the State Department and the media that clerk for it tell us in advance that America’s top diplomat is going to fail to get anything done as he sets out for the People’s Republic.
“I want to make clear that we are realistic and clear-eyed about the prospects of breakthroughs on any of these issues,” an unnamed State Department official said when briefing reporters last week on Blinken’s agenda. This is how State warns in advance that the secretary will be wasting his time and our money during his encounters in Shanghai and Beijing.
What is this if not an admission of our secretary of state’s diplomatic impotence? Or do I mean incompetence? Or both? This is the man, after all, who arrived in Israel five days after the events of last Oct. 7 to announce, “I come before you as a Jew.” Does this guy understand diplomacy or what?
The media followed the State Department’ lead, naturally, in advising us of the pointlessness of Blinken’s sojourn in China—this at both ends of the Pacific. CNBC: “Washington is realistic about its expectations on Blinken’s visit in resolving key issues.” Japan Times: “While crucial for keeping lines of communication open, the visit is unlikely to yield major breakthroughs.”
Matt Lee, the very able diplomatic correspondent at The Associated Press, got it righter than anyone in his April 22 report: The point of Blinken’s three days of talks with top Chinese officials, he reported, is to have three days of talks with top Chinese officials. “The mere fact that Blinken is making the trip might be seen by some as encouraging,” Lee wrote, “but ties between Washington and Beijing are tense and the rifts are growing wider.”
STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC 
This started back in Alaska when CCP/PRC said don’t lecture us about Uyghurs when you have “systemic racism” and I love it when Long Marchers get hoisted.
Lots of ignoring calls and doing the opposite when you have a hollow shell for a figurehead Dear Leader.
Saw one earlier, Brandon will take the gloves off in term two, aren’t they off already or will it be roto-rooter cavity searches for all as part of the new civility?
Tensions are high? These things happen when you are trying to fence them in with bases.
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The simple fact is you should never let dual citizen Zionists run your Foreign Policy. Their loyalty doesn’t belong to the American State.
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Breaking-Bolshevik Enemedia just reported that former USA does not support Israel’s plan for Gaza invasion this after showing a laughing Stinkin’ Blinken in conference with world leaders where one should be serious.
So the invasion will probably begin soon.
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