Because if you want America to be number one we need allies.
Because your normal everyday life would get a whole lot worse
Prices would skyrocket on microchips. Really a lot of everyday products would increase in price. Then you have to account for the allies of ours deciding it isn't worth trading with us if we arnt willing to help defend an ally, and stop trading with us. So you lose ALL but Chinese goods from the Pacific.
I'm asking without malice nor sarcasm, but out of pure curiosity - what was it focused upon previously?
In the Pacific, yes. They all ahead China and if we let China roam free why should they be allies with us?
COIN in the middle east
This is pretty much every nation anywhere, including China. That's simply how international politics work, countries expect support in exchange for trade deals. Most countries want military support from the US because it has a great military. China also demands support but generally propaganda and political instead, just look at all the actors and companies that bend over backwards not to offend China, refuse to show China in a bad light, eliminate news that supports Hong Kong, and apologize for even mentioning Taiwan. Why? Because you don't just get to trade with a country, you have to support them as part of the deal.
Man the USA has never sold out and abandoned it's allies for political gains. Never ever. There was just a temporary withdraw from Vietnam and Afghanistan. I'm sure the US backed goverments there are doing great.
Diffrence being We propped up those governments. Taiwan and Kapan are not propped up by us
Uhhhh, you're not really big on Cold War history are you?
We kept South korea alive. Out of A-stan and Vietnam, both were not initially supported by the US. Vietnam was supported by the French and when we got there we helped establish the South. A-stan we didn't try to set anything up until the 2000s, at least overtly.
What?
Ohh okay. I was confused by what you were saying.