News Analysis
War is often mistaken for simply the troop-on-troop combat we see in movies. In reality, warfare is an all-encompassing system that targets not just the bodies of an enemy’s soldiers, but also the minds of its citizens, the decision-making systems of its politicians, and every piece of infrastructure that allows a rival’s society to function.
U.S. adversaries are currently using tactics to degrade the image of the United States, and to push it from the leadership position it once held on the global stage. There were several key examples of this in the past week, alone.
The Washington Post reported on Sept. 5 that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating what may be “a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions.”
While the Post notes there is no solid proof that Russia is trying to disrupt U.S. elections, it quoted a U.S. intelligence official as saying that “even the hint of something impacting the security of our election system would be of significant concern.”
The Wall Street Journal published a story on Sept. 6 about President Barack Obama’s being snubbed by the Chinese regime on the tarmac at the recent G-20 meetings. No red-carpeted stairwell was rolled out by the Chinese to Obama’s plane, and he had to exit through little-used stairs in the plane’s rear.
