Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: America's Pacific Century

by Alicia Cerretani

Just days after U.S. envoy Susan Rice stormed out of a U.N. security council meeting, irate over the joint decision between Russia and China to veto a resolution that they argued could be used to justify NATO-led Libya-style military action in Syria, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published a lengthy feature article in the latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine titled "America's Pacific Century," which stated clearly from the outset,

"One of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will therefore be to lock in a substantially increased investment — diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise — in the Asia-Pacific region."

It is no secret that Obama appointed UN ambassador Susan Rice often strays from the foreign policy objectives of the Secretary of State, and that, often to the point of sabotage. Perhaps Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin was correct when he told the security council that the threat of sanctions against Syria is based on "the philosophy of confrontation."

This may be a rhetorical question, but did Ms. Rice miss the memo on the sweeping collapse of the trans-Atlantic nations and their economies which threatens to throw all of modern civilization into a new 14th century dark age? Because, frankly, if you are not doing everything in your mortal power to usher in a global revolutionary shift in power away from the paradigm of the Wall Street and the city of London financial empire and towards the only option for survival left on the planet, i.e. an alliance of the leading & most powerful sovereign nations on the planet, then you're on the wrong side of history. And while the only thing worse than having a British backed agent represent the United States at the U.N. is having a full blown British agent occupy the White House, this latest statement from the Secretary of State gives patriots in this country a cause to rally around.

Clinton goes on to say,

"One of the most prominent of these emerging partners is, of course, China. Like so many other countries before it, China has prospered as part of the open and rules-based system that the United States helped to build and works to sustain. And today, China represents one of the most challenging and consequential bilateral relationships the United States has ever had to manage. This calls for careful, steady, dynamic stewardship, an approach to China on our part that is grounded in reality, focused on results, and true to our principles and interests.

"We all know that fears and misperceptions linger on both sides of the Pacific. Some in our country see China's progress as a threat to the United States; some in China worry that America seeks to constrain China's growth. We reject both those views. The fact is that a thriving America is good for China and a thriving China is good for America. We both have much more to gain from cooperation than from conflict. But you cannot build a relationship on aspirations alone. It is up to both of us to more consistently translate positive words into effective cooperation — and, crucially, to meet our respective global responsibilities and obligations. These are the things that will determine whether our relationship delivers on its potential in the years to come. We also have to be honest about our differences. We will address them firmly and decisively as we pursue the urgent work we have to do together. And we have to avoid unrealistic expectations."