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American Exceptionalism
Who Is America’s Biggest Enemy?
It’s not who you think
When I was a kid, the Soviet Union was our biggest enemy. Then the USSR broke up and our concern shifted to the Middle East. There was some recognition that China was probably going to be a problem eventually, but that seemed to be down the road. None of these entities turned out to be our biggest enemy, however.
I laughed when Sarah Palin warned us about keeping an eye on Russia, but it was probably the only correct thing that woman has ever said in her life.
All eyes are on Russia now, but Putin is not our only problem. It is not as if all our other enemies (and frenemies) can be set on the back burner while we address the invasion of Ukraine.
Our money and might have always allowed us to bend the rest of the world to our will. But our grip on power may be slipping.
Biden just to the U.S. — just when gasoline prices are already very high. We hoped to get from the Middle East, but they are snubbing us. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reportedly .
What happens if China and Russia join forces? According to the , Saudi Arabia may let China buy oil using not…
