“I deeply believe we’re close to nuclear war.”
That’s Jeffrey Sachs at the All-In Summit. In a fascinating panel, he and John Mearsheimer break down the war in Ukraine, the rise of China and why the United States can’t seem to stay out of war.
The Deep State Uniparty
“There’s one deep state party…”
Jeffrey Sachs
The Iraq War defined my youth. After freshman year, my college roommate went to fight. I stayed home.
Thankfully, he came back okay.
The left criticized Bush for getting us into war. But they were right there with him, voting to authorize the war by huge margins.
Both parties agree on war because of the “deep state,” according to Sachs and Mearsheimer.
When a president wins election, a group of wise men take him aside. They explain how the world “really works.”
And time after time, the president caves.
Trump may be the one man who can change that. For all his faults, he questions the Washington war consensus.
I only hope he has a chance to crush the deep state once and for all.
Risking World War III in Ukraine
“My view is a little bit of prudence could save the whole planet.”
Jeffrey Sachs
As I write this, American weapons are being used to invade Russia. Bit by bit, we keep escalating this conflict.
We don’t know where Russia’s red line is. But once we cross it, it may be too late.
We are risking a nuclear war that could destroy human civilization completely.
Biden justifies this war by saying that Russia is a threat to all of Europe, and to the United States.
But as Mearsheimer and Sachs point out, Russia is a weak country. They have thousands of nukes, but not much else.
Russia has barely been able to take a sliver of Ukraine after 2.5 years. Meanwhile, it’s losing its own territory to the Ukrainians!
If we pull out of Ukraine, America won’t be under threat. In fact, we’ll be safer because Russia will no longer feel the need to resort to nukes.
The China Threat
“The South China sea is a very dangerous place. We could wind up in a war for sure.”
John Mearsheimer
When we look to Asia, we usually expect a war over Taiwan. But Mearsheimer says that a war in the South China Sea is far more likely.
China’s navy routinely harasses ships from the Philippines and other nearby countries. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire sea, right up to the coastlines of several other countries.
I don’t think it’s worth going to war over the Philippines. However, we may be able to use our navy to promote freedom of navigation in the area without getting into a full-scale conflict.
Meanwhile, China’s provocations are turning the rest of Asia against China. This plays right into our hands.
Wrap-Up
I loved hearing Mearsheimer and Sachs’s perspective. They’re not idealists talking about “spreading democracy.” They see the world for what it is, and try to find ways for America to prosper in it.
We prosper when we defend our territory and live in peace. That’s the future I want to see.
What do you think of relations with Russia and China?
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