China and Russia denounced a US report on national security strategy. President Donald Trump’s first National Security Strategy pillories China and Russia as “revisionist powers” bent on rolling back American interests, according to the hard-hitting text released Monday.
The document — designed to serve as a framework for the Trump administration’s approach to the world — uses remarkably biting language to frame Beijing and Moscow as global competitors.
The Kremlin denounced the “imperialist character” of the report, accusing Washington of clinging to a “unipolar world.”
“The imperialist character of this document is obvious, as is the refusal to renounce a unipolar world, an insistent refusal,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding the Russian authorities “cannot accept that the country is treated as a threat to the security of the United States”.
China said Washington should “abandon outdated notions such as a Cold War mentality”.
“Any country, or any report, which distorts the facts, or maliciously slanders will only do so in vain,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing.
Back in the George W. Bush presidency, some European leaders called him anonymously -not to offend the U.S., but to stick it to him personally- “Utter Ignoramus!” Donald Trump is “Utter Ignoramus” No. 2, and in some way he resembles Adolf Hitler – in his speech style, content, and character! When Jimmy Carter planned the disastrous military raid in Iran to free the 400 U.S. hostages, his Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, felt it was a stupid idea and resigned telling Carter “I cannot support you!” I hope Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Secretary of State, who rightfully called Trump “a moron,” will do what Cyrus Vance did, quit and tell Trump “I cannot support your global warmongering!” The fault-line of Trump’s mentality is his illusion that he as U.S. president is the master of the planet, and things around the planet have to evolve as he wants because the U.S.has global interests, and those interest are above the interests of any other nation. This Trump mentality is not only “moronic’ -thank you R. Tillerson, but it is also dangerous warmongering! I consider Donal Trump a “psychopath” egomaniac in an incessant need to be in the world news headlines, no matter what the rest of the world thinks, does, or smirk! I believe that it is time for Donald Trump to exhale his egomaniac blustering and think rationally if he wants to be respected around the world. As he is now, he behave like the psycho-maniac Roman emperor Caligula who bragged: “I have the right to do anything I want to anybody!” That is Trump today, almost 1 year in office. Instead of maturing and mellowing politically, he is becoming more-and more Caligulish!
Nikos Retsos, retired professor, Chicago
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