1. ….The director of policy planning at the US State Department, Kiron Skinner, raised eyebrows last month when she described the (US-Sino) rivalry as a "a fight with a really different civilisation and a different ideology."
Skinner put it in racial terms, telling a security forum the China was first US "great power competitor that is not Caucasian"....
Poster's comment: Contrary to history, China is not the first non-Caucasian "great power competitor" to the US, as claimed by Skinner.
In order to debunk Skinner's claim, let us take a look at America's 243 years of conflicts and wars since its declaration of independence on July 4, 1776.
The following is the chronology of events since the discovery of the so-called New World by Columbus in 1492.
2. (a) Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy in my previous posts, the American native community was definitely the first non-Caucasian victim to be dragged into the "torture chamber" for the extraction of all "teeth, finger nails, toe nails and hair" by the "Psycho".
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Using the favourite catchword of Trump and other white supremacists, their European ancestors had "stolen" a whole country from the American natives.
(b) 1700-1799
The American Revolution (sometimes referred to as the American War of Independence or the Revolutionary War) was a conflict that lasted from 1775-1783 and allowed the original 13 colonies to remain independent from Great Britain.
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy, Britain was the first Caucasian victim to be dragged to the dental chair for the extraction of all its "upper teeth" by the "Psycho".
(c) 1800-1899
The War of 1812 resolved outstanding tensions between the United States and Great Britain. The two-year war ended British military posts on U.S. soil and British interference with American trade.
Poster's comment: Finally, Britain had all its "remaining teeth" extracted by the "Psycho".
(d) 1798-1800
The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, which broke out during the beginning of John Adams's presidency. After the French Monarchy was abolished in September 1792 the United States refused to continue repaying its large debt to France, which had supported it during its own War for Independence. It claimed that the debt had been owed to a previous regime. France was also outraged over the Jay Treaty and that the United States was actively trading with Britain, with whom they were at war. In response France authorized privateers to conduct attacks on American shipping, seizing numerous merchant ships, and ultimately leading the U.S. to retaliate....
By late 1800, the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, combined with a more conciliatory diplomatic stance by the government of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, had reduced the activity of the French privateers and warships. The Convention of 1800, signed on 30 September, ended the Quasi-War. It affirmed the rights of Americans as neutrals upon the sea and abrogated the alliance with France of 1778. However, it failed to provide compensation for the $20,000,000 "French Spoliation Claims" of the United States. The agreement between the two nations implicitly ensured that the United States would remain neutral toward France in the wars of Napoleon and ended the "entangling" French alliance. This alliance had been viable only between 1778 and 1783.
Poster's comment: As early as 1792, the US had already acted like a hooligan and lost its credibility following its refusal to continue repaying its large debt to France. In addition to losing the $20,000,000 "French Spoliation Claims", France also lost some "teeth" to the "Psycho".
(e) The Mexican-American War ( 1846 to 1848 )
After fighting the Second Seminole War in Florida, American army officers were well-trained to handle their next conflict. It began when Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and culminated with the U.S. annexation of the state in 1845.
By early 1846, the first stage was set for battle and in May, U.S. President James K. Polk (served 1845–1849) asked for a declaration of war. The battles stretched beyond the Texas borders, reaching all the way to the California coast.
In the end, the southern border of the United States was established with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. With it came land that would soon become the states of California, Nevada, Texas, and Utah as well as portions of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Poster’s comment: Mexico was the first Latino nation to have all its "teeth" extracted in the “Psycho” analogy. As a defeated nation, Mexico is still despised by the American Empire. This is obvious in Donald Trump's disdain for the Mexicans as he openly calls them “animals”. Just imagine the Vietnamese response if Trump's Chinese counterpart calls them "cats and dogs".
(f) The American Civil War (1861 to 1865)
The American Civil War divided the United States in two—the Northern States versus the Southern States. The outcome of the four year battle (1861-1865) kept the United States together as one whole nation.
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy, the "Psycho's brother" was not spared from the dental torture too.
(g) The Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to emergence of U.S. predominance in the Caribbean region, and resulted in U.S. acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions. That led to U.S. involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War. In the treaty, Spain relinquished all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba, and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. The cession of the Philippines involved a compensation of $20 million from the United States to Spain. The Treaty of Paris came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the documents of ratification were exchanged.
Spain cedes Puerto Rico in accordance with the accords of the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
Poster's comment: Spain was the third Caucasian victim to have all its "teeth" extracted by the "Psycho".
Skinner put it in racial terms, telling a security forum the China was first US "great power competitor that is not Caucasian"....
Poster's comment: Contrary to history, China is not the first non-Caucasian "great power competitor" to the US, as claimed by Skinner.
In order to debunk Skinner's claim, let us take a look at America's 243 years of conflicts and wars since its declaration of independence on July 4, 1776.
The following is the chronology of events since the discovery of the so-called New World by Columbus in 1492.
2. (a) Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy in my previous posts, the American native community was definitely the first non-Caucasian victim to be dragged into the "torture chamber" for the extraction of all "teeth, finger nails, toe nails and hair" by the "Psycho".
.
Using the favourite catchword of Trump and other white supremacists, their European ancestors had "stolen" a whole country from the American natives.
(b) 1700-1799
The American Revolution (sometimes referred to as the American War of Independence or the Revolutionary War) was a conflict that lasted from 1775-1783 and allowed the original 13 colonies to remain independent from Great Britain.
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy, Britain was the first Caucasian victim to be dragged to the dental chair for the extraction of all its "upper teeth" by the "Psycho".
(c) 1800-1899
The War of 1812 resolved outstanding tensions between the United States and Great Britain. The two-year war ended British military posts on U.S. soil and British interference with American trade.
Poster's comment: Finally, Britain had all its "remaining teeth" extracted by the "Psycho".
(d) 1798-1800
The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, which broke out during the beginning of John Adams's presidency. After the French Monarchy was abolished in September 1792 the United States refused to continue repaying its large debt to France, which had supported it during its own War for Independence. It claimed that the debt had been owed to a previous regime. France was also outraged over the Jay Treaty and that the United States was actively trading with Britain, with whom they were at war. In response France authorized privateers to conduct attacks on American shipping, seizing numerous merchant ships, and ultimately leading the U.S. to retaliate....
By late 1800, the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, combined with a more conciliatory diplomatic stance by the government of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, had reduced the activity of the French privateers and warships. The Convention of 1800, signed on 30 September, ended the Quasi-War. It affirmed the rights of Americans as neutrals upon the sea and abrogated the alliance with France of 1778. However, it failed to provide compensation for the $20,000,000 "French Spoliation Claims" of the United States. The agreement between the two nations implicitly ensured that the United States would remain neutral toward France in the wars of Napoleon and ended the "entangling" French alliance. This alliance had been viable only between 1778 and 1783.
Poster's comment: As early as 1792, the US had already acted like a hooligan and lost its credibility following its refusal to continue repaying its large debt to France. In addition to losing the $20,000,000 "French Spoliation Claims", France also lost some "teeth" to the "Psycho".
(e) The Mexican-American War ( 1846 to 1848 )
After fighting the Second Seminole War in Florida, American army officers were well-trained to handle their next conflict. It began when Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and culminated with the U.S. annexation of the state in 1845.
By early 1846, the first stage was set for battle and in May, U.S. President James K. Polk (served 1845–1849) asked for a declaration of war. The battles stretched beyond the Texas borders, reaching all the way to the California coast.
In the end, the southern border of the United States was established with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. With it came land that would soon become the states of California, Nevada, Texas, and Utah as well as portions of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Poster’s comment: Mexico was the first Latino nation to have all its "teeth" extracted in the “Psycho” analogy. As a defeated nation, Mexico is still despised by the American Empire. This is obvious in Donald Trump's disdain for the Mexicans as he openly calls them “animals”. Just imagine the Vietnamese response if Trump's Chinese counterpart calls them "cats and dogs".
(f) The American Civil War (1861 to 1865)
The American Civil War divided the United States in two—the Northern States versus the Southern States. The outcome of the four year battle (1861-1865) kept the United States together as one whole nation.
Poster's comment: Using the "Psycho" analogy, the "Psycho's brother" was not spared from the dental torture too.
(g) The Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to emergence of U.S. predominance in the Caribbean region, and resulted in U.S. acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions. That led to U.S. involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War. In the treaty, Spain relinquished all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba, and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. The cession of the Philippines involved a compensation of $20 million from the United States to Spain. The Treaty of Paris came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the documents of ratification were exchanged.
Spain cedes Puerto Rico in accordance with the accords of the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
Poster's comment: Spain was the third Caucasian victim to have all its "teeth" extracted by the "Psycho".
