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  President Trump’s rhetoric seems to be more bellicose, or unhinged, every year he speaks to the world’s leaders at the United Nations. Last year, he summed up his opinion of the entire world with “Your countries are going to hell.” Whether he was making a religious statement or just a political threat was unclear. This year’s theme was to make clear that the United States would exert its military and economic power without any regard to other countries, international norms, or any personal constraints. On Iran. The U.S. will “annihilate the Islamic republic.”  “Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations,” Besides the usual incoherence of his speeches, he seems to be advocating something close to genocide. On Venezuela. “If necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital interests of the U.S.” “To the victor belongs the spoils.” Trump characterized America’s takeover of Venezuelan oil as the “big...

FROM:  The American Analysis Group of the Public Security Subcommittee of the Central Committee TO:  General Secretary Xi Jinping RE:  The Decline of the United States Thank you for the opportunity to continue our important work on behalf of the Central Committee. We are honored that you allow us to contribute to the defense of China against the arrogant pretensions of the United States. America is degenerating and weakening. It is ruled by a typical imperialist bully. He is the usual combination of ignorance, arrogance and a belief that military might is the only basis of power and influence. He insults and extorts allies. He forgets that global power is based on industrial might; he is doing everything to undermine America’s industrial predominance. We are in a battle of innovation, a battle for the world’s economic future. The example of England is relevant here – they stopped innovating and declining power followed. America is overextended. An expensive...