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chetak wrote: ↑24 Mar 2026 21:25
did they take him out to the rose garden and quietly shoot him or what
The US is now in a confused state of mind. On the one hand they are being challenged globally. On the other tis china factor. Having the rest of the world as antagonists does not help them get anywhere. The US Deep State with its trillions worldwide is caught between two factions - one is stubborn I don't give a damn of others and the other faction is concentrated on getting the economic engine going to further their wealth (initially looted from around the world including a substantial amount from India and China). Between these two you will see contradicting stmts galore.
The India angle for the later section of US deep state is required due to various factors and this is forcing the US to keep India on its side. These are all short term not long term for the US since the China factor looms large. But India, is playing the long term game and is asserting its civilizational heritage.
My guess is that Colby is here to smoothen ruffled feathers and extract the recently caught operatives, plus get India to manufacture affordable munitions to replenish dwindling stocks. He may also be asking for India to allow berthing of naval ships and replenishment of necessities.