:parenti: Those dastardly Chinese and their checks notes peacemaking.
The US has deep concerns that the killing may stop
They call him Kirby because he sucks
Alternate headline: USA leadership too stupid and ghoulish to be capable of using soft power; Aghast watching an actual first world country wield it.
:bolton: “Look, it’s real simple: If China comes in as a Peacemaker that will place them in direct opposition to our status as Warmaker. A wise man once said, ‘war is peace’, which is what we want. But that also means (particularly in this instance) that ‘peace is war’. And nobody wants a war but if those bastards come looking for a fight we’ll be happy to give them one” :no-oil: :no-oil: :no-oil: