The plutocracy, who runs things behind the scenes, decided long ago that the rent extracted from the outsourcing of industry could finance their imperial war machine.<p>Perkin's <i>Confessions of an Economic Hitman</i> [1][2] is a good read.<p>The US' problem with China is that they think long-term... Their leaders long ago realized they needed to industrialize, and started with whatever low-tech jobs western companies were willing to give them. Now they are demanding western companies share their crown jewels with Chinese companies (requiring that much of their high-speed rail infrastructure be manufactured in-country, etc).<p>Similarly, the US' problem with Russia is that they play chess, while US politicians play checkers.<p>I think Señor Trump is smart enough to know that the Imperialists are America's true enemy, but that Joe and Jane American don't realize the full extent of their government's "Economic Hitmen" activities. Hopefully he'll rename the Department of Homeland Security to something that doesn't imply imperialism. Similarly, hopefully he'll order the department of defense to reimagine itself into a department concerned with the country's defense, rather than being obsessed with the ability to destroy anything anywhere on the planet at a moment's notice.<p>[1] <a href="https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1576755126" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1576755126</a>
[2] <a href="https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1626566763" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1626566763</a> (just learned there's a 2016 edition)
Didn't read the article, but RT (Russia Today) is Kremlin's propaganda channel[0] and it's links should neither be trusted nor shared.<p>0. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)#Propaganda_claims_and_related_issues" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)#Propaganda_cla...</a>