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      07-03-2026, 03:45 PM   #75
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No.
None of those mentioned are adversaries of the United States of America.
It's not at all clear who US adversaries are these days.
Our leadership is sucking up to all sorts of dictators, including many on your list of (previously presumed) adversaries.

Basically, our foreign policy is for sale.
Your country (Pakistan, UAE, etc.) buys few $100+M in certain cryptocurrency tokens and memecoins, or licenses certain brand names (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman), and US will do your bidding.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/...elections_pos4

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None of those mentioned are trying to bring down the United States of America by any means necessary.
Care to share the evidence of those being China's official state goals?

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The world needs a strong USA to counter China, Russia, Middle East, Cuba, North Korea, and to partially help the EU.
I agree on that, in principal.
Sadly, that ship has sailed.

My prediction - after a few "strategic investments" after mid-terms by China into certain cryptocurrencies and branding deals, US will open up our domestic auto market to Chinese brands.

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