I’m sure we’ve all missed times when the spouse of the vice president was sent solo to an important nation to forge ties or strengthen ties, right? Because I cannot remember a time when this has happened. This person is not an official. They are not elected and not appointed, and are not there to perform important functions
Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, next week will become the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration steps up its outreach to Pacific island nations.
Emhoff will meet with government officials, community leaders and female entrepreneurs during his July 23-24 visit to Samoa’s capital, Apia. His communications director, Liza Acevedo, said Wednesday he will be the first White House principal to visit the country. His visit comes as the U.S. is aiming to deepen diplomatic and economic ties to Samoa and other countries in the region.
The renewed focus on the Pacific islands is part of a yearslong strategic shift in U.S. focus toward the area. It is meant in part to counter China’s efforts to significantly expand its military, economic and diplomatic influence across the Pacific.
If it’s so important why are they sending Emhoff? That fails to send the signal “you are important.” It’s more like “everyone else has better things to do.”
Emhoff will visit Samoa after he leads the official U.S. delegation to the opening of the Women’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. The State Department has announced that Samoa will soon receive a dedicated ambassador on the island, among other diplomatic expansions in the region.
So, it’s simply a convenient attempt after Doug does something else. Hey, he might be a wonderful and charming guy, but, he’s the VP’s spouse, and Samoa (part of which is an American protectorate) will surely perceive this as the Biden admin not thinking too highly of the nation. A meaningless visit. Heck, Samoa might consider this a diplomatic slight and more further into China’s sphere of influence. China and Samoa signed a bilateral agreement of “collaboration” last year, and then here comes nobody Emhoff with a satchel of greenbacks, begging to be friends again.
I would send Elwood if it would help to strengthen our relations with any and all nations in the Pacific since China has said it will be in a war with the USA by 2025.
Why 2025? That’s when it expects to have 400 new ballistic Nukes in the ground most with MIRVS, giving them anywhere from 600, 1800, or even 4200 nukes(depending on a single warhead, 3 warheads or 10 warheads per missile) vs the USA’s 1700 nukes.
They will threaten the USA with a Nuclear strike when they attempt to take on Taiwan. Just a few days ago the Chinese released a so-called War game in which the entire 7th fleet defending Taiwan was sunk. Most people call it BS since the USA has a massive new card up its sleeve.
If you are not following military developments the USA is building 100’s of Quick Dragon Cargo-launched ballistic missiles that would sink the entire fleet of Chinese vessels heading towards Taiwan with an updated range of 1000 miles, beyond the current range of land-based Chinese Ballistic missiles.
The USA can sorte about 400 cargo planes launching thousands of These ship killers that the Chinese Navy and land forces would be unable to stop all of them. Kerplunk. In one fell swoop the Chinese would no longer be a naval power.
Thats why 2025 is their target date to use nuclear blackmail to take over Taiwan.
It’s called Rapid Dragon.
Designed for C-17s and C-130s to drop pods of anti-ship missiles. A C-17 will carry pods of 9 (up to around 60 missiles per plane) per pallet that is pulled out the back of the cargo door while in flight at roughly 10,000 feet. Once free of the Cargo plane, parachutes deploy and the Lorazams(SP) are dropped one at a time, ignite, and head off searching for their targets. The C-130 is a smaller plane that carries pods of 6 missiles on a pallet and around 30 missiles per aircraft.
The idea behind the process is to overwhelm the opposing Navy who cannot at this time detect the missiles until they are within 15-20 miles of the ship as they are stealth missiles by design. The caveat to this is that their air cover can detect them 15-20 miles from their patrol altitude which could give them detection up to about 100 miles from the ship.
The Chinese can shoot these missiles down but if you have 1000-2000 of these flying at a fleet, they will simply run out of missiles before the most lethal ship killer on the planet strikes its target eventually getting past their defenses.
This is precisely why the Chinese are in a race to retake Taiwan. However, given the Biden administration’s love for transgenders, I am assuming that all pilots and co-pilots of the C-17s and C-130s will be transgenders undergoing hormone therapy when war breaks out, since the Biden Crime family is bought and paid for by China and will certainly find a way to be napping when the invasion takes place since they cannot PAY someone else to fight their wars for them.
Trump never sent anyone who held a higher position to Samoa
Huhwhat??? Waah! Waah! Connies be whining. LOL. High dudgeon indeed!
Trump Jr traveled to Mongolia and met privately with the country’s president, Khaltmaagiin Battulga (and shot a rare bighorn sheep!!).
Melania visited African nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, admiring the Pyramids!
Ivanka (and Jared) took numerous overseas trips… Italy, Israel, Ethiopia, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, German, Peru and on and on and on…
Mr Emhoff, a Jew and also Professor at Georgetown Law, has met with the Japanese foreign minister in Tokyo, visited Auschwitz during the Holocaust Remembrance Day observance, the Paralympics in Tokyo, Women’s World Cup in New Zealand…
As former President Trump points out, a President can send whomever the fizzuck they wish to represent the US!!
When did the formerly respected and honorable conservative movement transition to such whiny titty babies? Waah!! LOL
Dougie will go anywhere, do anything just to get away from that cackling shrew of a wife, Kamalama Dingdong.
#LordLetItStop
Bwaha! Lolgf
Doug Emhoff: too pussified to demand that his wife take his name.
A clue: if your prospective bride isn’t willing to take your name, she has shown you just how much respect she has for you; don’t marry her!
That explains a lot about Mr Dana. Too insecure to be a real man.
So Dana is insecure and not a “treal man” for wanting his wife to take his name whichhas been Western tradition since who knows how long but the democommie party is filled with faggots, cross dressers, child molesters and groomers and that’s okay?
You are the exact reason China is beating us at everything.
CarolAnn,
We are not concerned about Mrs Dana’s last name. We recognize that Mr Dana was just being provocative – he’s not as dumb as his typings often suggest.
Like most conservatives, Mr Dana lashes out at Mr Emhoff for not living his life as Mr Dana wishes – calling Mr Emhoff “pussified” for “allowing” his wife to choose to use her maiden name professionally. A “real man” insists his bride give up her identity to become a part of his life.
I have many female scientist friends using their maiden names professionally because their early scientific publications were under that name.
The conservative notion that “real men” dominate their spouse is antiquated, but we understand why “men” such as Mr Dana want to solidify their positions as King of their Kastle, with Mrs Cleaver as part of his support staff. This also explains the desire of white men to preserve their privilege in American society.
It’s likely too subtle to help the likes of you, CarolAnn, but watch the 1971 movie, Fiddler on the Roof, and study Tevye’s (Topol) responses as his worldview (Tradition!) gradually changes out of love for his family and circumstances. (Of course, cons will argue this is just another example of Broadway and Hollywood “grooming” young Americans to abandon tradition, even 50 years ago).
YOU, CarolAnn, are the exact reason American is at risk.
Rank——–(GDP USD trillion)——-GDP Per Capita (USD thousand)
#1 U.S.A.——-26.9——————–80.03
#2 China——–19.3——————–13.72
#3 Japan———4.4——————–35.39
#4 Germany——-4.3——————–51.38
#5 India———3.8———————2.60
The United States of America is NOT losing everything to China. They do have about four times the number of people to support. On average, each American generates some $80,000 USD of GDP! Each Chinese generates about 1/6th as much!!
Militarily, China is now only way behind the US, rather than way, way behind as they were previously.