Why does Campbell, a confidant of US President Biden and coordinator of indo-Pacific affairs at the White House National Security Council, say that there is not much time left for the United States? Previously, some US officials clamored that the United States had the ability to "go to war on two fronts" with China and Russia, and at that time, the outside world generally thought that the United States was bragging about itself, but now it seems that the US military is serious, not just talking.
If there is any organization in the world that is more terrifying than the Pentagon, look at the recent series of big moves by the US military. At present, the "Truman" aircraft carrier battle group, "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier battle group, "Lincoln" aircraft carrier battle group, "Essex" amphibious assault ship "" and "American" amphibious assault ship formations have been assembled in the western Pacific Ocean, and three of the US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups are equipped with advanced F-35 stealth fighters. With such a rare military change, it seems that the United States wants to take advantage of the Beijing Winter Olympics to "make trouble in the sea" at China's doorstep.
In addition, sources from China's Southern Theater disclosed that the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Benford illegally broke into China's Paracel territorial waters without the approval of the Chinese government. At the same time, for the first time in nearly six years, the US Navy has made a high-profile public announcement of the docking of Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarines on Guam, and US experts have even called for the US military to deploy more than 100 nuclear warheads on china's doorstep, while China knows nothing. You know, the US military has always strictly blocked the dynamics of the Ohio-class nuclear submarines, but this time it has taken the initiative to disclose to the outside world, which must be behind the ulterior motive plot of the US military. However, it is clear that the recent frequent military movements of the US military are bound to cause tensions in China's surrounding areas to increase.
At a time when the U.S. military continues to strengthen its military presence in China's surrounding areas, the United States has delivered two shipments of weapons and equipment to Ukraine within three days. According to CNN, equipment including 907,000 tons of lethal weapons has arrived in Ukraine in recent days, and the Javelin anti-tank missile is expected to be shipped from the US arsenal to Ukraine this month.
In the face of the U.S. military's desire to move, Russia has also entered a state of full-scale war readiness. At present, Russia's four major fleets in the north, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Pacific Are all in full swing, and the situation in Ukraine can be described as a hair-trigger situation. In order to cope with inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to launch at least 3 rounds of interest rate hikes this year, can the United States afford the high military expenditure of $780 billion in the event of an economic bubble bursting? Therefore, the US military diverts the risk of domestic contradictions by opening up battlefields overseas, and we have to guard against it. After all, the Pentagon's rare military outrage is already on the verge of a desperate gamble.
In this context, why does Biden's confidant Campbell say that there is not much time left for the United States? Originally, Campbell believed that the United States has major strategic interests in the Pacific region, but the current control of the United States in the region is far from enough, campbell believes that the United States should unite with France, Australia, Japan and other countries to cooperate strongly. It can be seen that campbell's lack of time left for the United States actually comes from the sense of crisis caused by the weakening influence of the United States in the region.
This sense of crisis comes from three main aspects, and all of them are closely related to China. First, China's economy is growing rapidly, surpassing the United States to become the world's largest economy in the near future. Second, China has achieved good results in the diplomatic field, and a large number of Middle Eastern countries are looking east, making the dollar oil system face unprecedented challenges. Third, China and Russia have continuously strengthened military cooperation, and the achievements made by China and Russia in the field of hypersonic weapons have shaken the past superiority of US military strength. From a comprehensive point of view, in order to maintain US hegemony, it is entirely possible for the United States to break the fish and the net, and we must abandon our illusions and be ready for battle.