Friday 14 July 2023

In the category of: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it” | US confusion re Hong Kong

US Army: "We had to destroy the village in order to save it"
Said by a US Colonel during the Vietnam war, just after his troops had razed a village suspected of hiding enemy Viet-Cong.
Destroy the village — in order to save it.
And now Hong Kong: fighting (allegedly) for Hong Kong autonomy (One Country Two Systems), by destroying the autonomy it has.
Well done, US Congress!
Not.
"Bill that could close Hong Kong trade offices in US advances in Senate
I’ll be charitable and assume good intentions, and so label this with “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”.