Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Our leaders have been surprisingly expressive in signaling U.S. military support for the defense of Taiwan. Ironic, considering that official U.S. policy is dubbed ‘strategic ambiguity,’ meaning we don’t say one way or the other about our defensive intentions for helping the island nation against a regularly threatened and rehearsed-for Chinese invasion or naval blockade. Four separate times during his term, however, former President Joe Biden publicly pledged American military help to counter a People’s Republic of China assault on Taiwan. As for the Trump 2.0 Pentagon, weeks ago it leaked (or suffered a leak of) a global defense strategy memo that said preventing a PRC takeover of Taiwan was the ‘sole pacing scenario’ engaging our armed forces. Surprising unanimity for the two parties in Washington. But has anyone asked what the American people think?” (04/29/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/04/29/an-independent-nation/