There is an old saying in China that although the homeland is big and belligerent, it is said that the lessons of the turbulent times in the history of thousands of years are unbreakable, and any country that prides itself on being strong, if it frequently launches unjust wars, will eventually suffer its own evil consequences and end in defeat.
However, in the United States, which started with the wealth of war, there are many people who still cling to bad ideas such as jungle survival and robber theory, believing that world development and national progress must be achieved by plundering and oppressing others.
Among these people, there is a Japanese American general, Harry Binkley Harris, who is the most exaggerated.
Because he not only made a big fuss about China, shouting that the war was just tonight, he actually crossed the US president and the top level of the US military, and signaled to the fleet under his jurisdiction to break into the Chinese fleet exercise area and open fire on the warships of the People's Liberation Army.
More like The American Harris than the Americans
Harry Binkley Harris is a well-known hawkish general in the US military, and since the mid-1980s, the US military has appeared in most major military operations around the world - it can be said that among the senior commanders of the US military, the senior generals with very rich war command experience and extremely prominent belligerent attitudes have appeared.
Harris, who has American and Japanese ancestry, was born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1956 to the son of a Sergeant Sr. on a U.S. naval carrier deployed in Japan, and a mother of a traditional Japanese woman who lived with her parents in Japan before the age of two.
After Harris was two years old, Harris's father ended his military service in Japan and returned to farm life in the American countryside with Harris's mother and little Harris.
After World War II, the United States gradually developed into the world's leading power and power, and later even split the powerful rival Soviet Union through various means and became the only superpower in the world, which gave its people and army unprecedented self-confidence.
Harris's father was very proud of his service in the U.S. army, and he often told little Harris the story of his service in the aircraft carrier when he did not live much on the farm, and the exaggerated and legendary stories of driving powerful warships across the sea and subduing countries left a deep impression on the mind of little Harris.
When Harris grew up, deeply influenced by his father's story of naval service, he enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy, and with his outstanding performance in learning, Harris was successfully admitted to the Naval Academy and became a cadet in the Naval Comprehensive Engineering major.
In the Naval School, Harris's academic performance has always been good, deeply recognized and loved by the school's instructors, while studying professionally in the school, Harris also signed up for the Navy Pilot Exam and successfully became a Naval Flight Cadet.
After graduating as a naval cadet, Harris was assigned to serve in the P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, and after training, Harris also successively served as a reconnaissance aircraft pilot, captain, squadron leader and other positions and positions.
As a professional soldier, Harris has a good professional quality, he has more than 4400 hours of flying experience with excellent pilot skills, of which the combat flight time is more than 400 hours, and the fighting spirit and combat skills are not lacking, which also lays a deep foundation for him to be promoted to the position of general.
Harris, who became a general, had a habit of not being happy that many people called him a Japanese general, and Harris had said many times on important occasions that he was first an American, and then a Japanese American among the Americans, and that he should not be preceded by a Japanese-American stereotype in his general status, but should be called an American general.
Harris's psychology of emphasizing the title of identity shows that within the US military, the differences in the personal racial identity of officers and soldiers are more serious, and it also shows his concern for his origin.
After being promoted to commander of the U.S. Pacific Theater and taking charge of the powerful forces in the Pacific and Asia regions, Harris has shown unipolar thinking, hegemony, recklessness, aggressiveness, aggressiveness, and even more americans than the average American.
Harris has always been arrogant, cold, and tough in military activities
Harris, who has risen all the way from the grassroots level, is a well-known military business elite in the top level of the US military, but because of Harris's long-term military reconnaissance experience, Harris's personality is very strong and extreme, in military thinking and work management, not only has a consistent thinking of great power hegemony, but also likes to dance on specific matters and carry out extreme tests.
In the U.S. military's foreign operations, intelligence reconnaissance is generally the first, and Harris has long been the chief officer of the reconnaissance aircraft unit, participating in most of the U.S. military operations, from Iraq, Afghanistan to Libya, Harris and his subordinates have performed well, and have been affirmed and appreciated by many superior officers.
During his service in the Middle East, Harris relied on the overwhelming superiority of the US military to achieve impressive results in many Middle Eastern countries, and many leaders of anti-American organizations in the Middle East were captured or killed, and were damaged by his men.
This experience of repeated battles and victories gave Harris an arrogant and ruthless attitude when facing all opponents.
In 2006, when Harris was the commander of the Guantanamo base, there was a shocking incident of prisoner abuse, and when the base was detained and interrogated, dozens of prisoners and anti-Americans were brutally abused and killed by the US military, and this act of defiance of humanity was protested and condemned by decent people around the world.
Because the specific actions to detain and interrogate anti-Americans were conducted by the intelligence services, Harris was not much implicated.
But in the eyes of the outside world, the abuse of prisoners occurred under the eyes of Harris, and harris, as the commander who controlled everything on the base, if he did not know anything about the abuse, it was completely impossible.
It can only be said that the arrogant Harris disdains to see, or pretends not to see.
After the outbreak of the abuse, Harris was promoted in the US military as usual after some tossing and turning, and was not too affected by this incident, and after experiencing this major event of ignoring the condemnation of the world, Harris's attitude and behavior in many things were even more arrogant, cold, and tough.
Harris, who was promoted to commander of the U.S. Pacific Theater, was extremely hostile to China
Harris's Japanese status not only did not become an obstacle to promotion, but provided him with a boost to the most important position in the U.S. military.
Because many people believe that Harris's Japanese identity will make him more familiar with Asian culture, national history and international politics, will make the U.S. military's Pacific Theater more stable, and make it easier for the United States to exert influence on Asian countries.
Therefore, harris, with a fairly good resume and achievements, coupled with the addition of his Japanese status, was promoted to the commander of the largest theater of operations in the U.S. military, the Pacific Theater, and began to control more than 100,000 modern troops, ruling the vast area of the Pacific Rim from Southeast Asia to Antarctica.
The Pacific Theater of Operations has a very special position in the US military, not only the theater with the largest jurisdiction, but also the theater with the strongest troops.
In other words, Harris controls the most powerful and important military force in the U.S. military, and Harris's life and career have reached their peak.
Harris, who took charge of the largest theater of operations in the US military, did not improve his mind and strategic vision, and he regarded China as the main target in his theater.
Not only did he deny China's sovereignty over the South China Sea islands in spite of the facts, but he also frequently used his capacity as commander of the theater to encourage Japan, the Philippines, and other countries to be hostile to China, and even instructed his fleet to cruise the South China Sea region many times in a vain attempt to provoke disputes between the two countries.
Harris has always shown a tough attitude toward China's issues, stressing to the media that there are US interests in all areas of the South China Sea, including Huangyan Dao, and he will not hesitate to carry out military operations for the sake of US interests.
In 2016, a crisis broke out in the South China Sea, in order to maintain sovereign integrity, the Chinese fleet carried out exercises in the South China Sea, the US government disregarded the international community's multi-pronged mediation, insisted on sending aircraft carrier fleets to approach the South China Sea region, enhance the level of crisis, expand the scope of the crisis.
The war maniac Harris is clamoring for war against China tonight
In 2016, China's only aircraft carrier has not yet formed combat effectiveness, stealth fighters have not yet been listed, there is no 10,000-ton destroyer to control the sea, and even anti-access ballistic missiles are the first generation of missiles with short ranges, and the war situation is not optimistic.
During the crisis, Harris, as the forward commander of the US military, did not miss this opportunity to become famous, and Harris, who was in his 60s, disregarded his old age and personally boarded the aircraft carrier and commanded the two aircraft carrier fleets of the US military to approach the South China Sea
The US media "New York Times" once broke the shocking news, the Commander of the Pacific Theater harris told the media that his troops are ready to start a war tonight, on the China issue, he will be in a favorable position to promote development, this declaration full of war hints, let people from all walks of life after listening to the stunned, an uproar.
The war maniac Harris, intent on finding a personal presence in the war, also crossed the decisions of the U.S. government and the top level of the U.S. military, and arbitrarily instructed his fleet and warplanes to enter the area where the Chinese fleet was located and launch an attack.
You know, during the South China Sea crisis, the Chinese and US fleets have been loaded with live ammunition, even if the two sides are close, it is easy to rub their guns and go out of fire, let alone enter the other side's area and launch an attack operation, Harris is deliberately triggering a Sino-US war.
Harris's insistence on provoking war aroused the common opposition of the U.S. government, the top brass of the U.S. military, and his subordinates.
Harris's order to attack the Chinese fleet was not carried out, and the imminent war crisis in the South China Sea was finally alleviated under high-level communication and talks between the Chinese and American governments.
After this incident, Harris's belligerent name spread all over the world, and everyone knew that harris, the commander of the US Pacific Theater, was a fanatic who wanted to provoke war, and the US government and the US military high command were also very uneasy about Harris's disobedient and dangerous behavior.
Harris, who left the military and moved to government positions, remains unruly
After three years as commander of the Pacific Theater, Harris's unabashed mouth and domineering personality of constantly threatening war have left a deep impression on the outside world, and many people have worried that Harris's re-appointment in the army will really provoke unnecessary wars.
In order to avoid Harris's reckless ignition of military conflict, the U.S. government retired Harris from the military, but considering the achievements Harris had achieved during his service, and he also had a certain influence in the U.S. military, it transferred Harris to the government as the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, giving him the opportunity to develop in politics.
Harris became the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, and it is reasonable to say that he should learn diplomacy, politics, and other aspects, and do a good job as a civilian official, but he did not change the old problems of being a general, or from time to time he made a big fuss and ran the train with his mouth full.
Harris, who prides himself on being an American on top of the country, has a great psychological advantage over the South Korean government and people, so the arrogant AMERICAN ambassador Harris did many things that embarrassed and angered the Koreans.
Harris's unruly behavior that is not conducive to the relationship between the United States and South Korea has caused the US government a headache, and the South Korean people are increasingly dissatisfied with Harris.
The contradictions between Harris, who is the U.S. ambassador, and the South Korean people have accumulated more and more, and even Harris's beard in appearance has been criticized and accused by many South Koreans, believing that Harris left a Japanese beard, which is a neglect and disrespect for Korean history.
In the end, Harris was forced by the pressure of speech to shave off his cherished beard.
The United States has a large number of troops stationed in South Korea, and at the same time, in terms of politics, economy, culture and other aspects, the influence of the United States on South Korea is also very large.
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea is a very influential figure in South Korea and is generally respected by South Koreans.
However, the relationship between Harris and the South Korean people is relatively awkward, and it is difficult to say that it is harmonious and good, which also reflects that Harris has shown some inadequacy and inaction in the political arena after retiring from the army.
Although, many veteranS generals have the habit of entering the government department and carrying out personal political careers.
However, it turns out that not every veteran general has political potential, and Harris, who has not developed well in the post of ambassador abroad, spontaneously and consciously left the political arena and turned to the development of the business circle after a short period of work abroad.
Leaving the military and politics, he could only blend into the business circle
Harris, who lost his status as commander of the Pacific Theater and U.S. ambassador to South Korea, began to become less important.
Back in the United States, Harris, because of his different status, no longer talks wildly, and over time, many people have begun to forget him.
After all, Harris, as a retired general and a former diplomat, has no achievements to remember except for the words he once uttered.
But Harris, like many retired senior Americans, is not living at home and writing memoirs, and he feels like he can still toss and turn.
Harris has entered the business circle again, after all, he has served as a four-star general in the US military, with many years of connections and resources accumulated in the top management of the US military, harris is not worried about making money in a short period of time.
Harris, who entered the business circle and served as a director in the world's largest military electronics company, played a big role in the US military armament procurement bidding, not only allowing the company to sign many large contracts, but also allowing Harris to obtain huge profits.
Therefore, in 2021, after Harris left his position as ambassador to South Korea, in just over a year, he successfully entered the business circle and opened up a certain situation, and now lives a very leisurely life.
Perhaps, from an economic point of view, Harris did not fail, but from the perspective of personal development, Harris's paranoid and reckless performance made the military and outside the military not optimistic about his strategic control ability, thus failing to enter the highest level of the US military command system.
When he entered politics after he retired from the army, Harris's personality also made him not develop well, and finally he had to leave politics and return to the United States to become a businessman who earned money from old connections.
Harris went from a grassroots pilot to a theater commander, whether it is professionalism or personal ability, it is relatively outstanding.
But after all, the main role of the army is to defend the country and maintain peace, and acting with a power mentality like Harris and provoking war for personal development is bound to be condemned and spurned by peace-loving people all over the world.
In the end, Harris became a businessman who could only rely on pulling relationships and setting up friendships to find orders in the US military purchases.
This kind of ending will certainly not be his original ideal, this crazy man who blindly likes to do things with war thinking, after all, has swallowed the evil consequences he has planted, and he should read the ancient Chinese sayings well, although the country is big and belligerent, it will die.
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[1] World Wide Web. Global Times. Admiral Harris stirs up the South Seas good diligence should go to intimidate a cat a dog.2016-12-16 08:11