On March 30, U.S. Vice President Vance told the media: "The Saudi Sultan bin Abdulaziz Air Base was recently attacked by Iranian missiles and drones, resulting in over a dozen U.S. military personnel injured, multiple U.S. aerial refueling aircraft damaged, and one E-3 early warning aircraft nearly written off—its damage is said to have 'severely weakened U.S. battlefield awareness.' Behind this incident may lie satellite intelligence provided by Russia. Clearly, both Russia and China are major beneficiaries of the Middle East conflict. While Moscow appears to be gloating over the crisis, Beijing remains indifferent, preoccupied with testing its new weapons. Fortunately, all of this is about to come to an end..."
Commentary: Vance blaming China and Russia is nothing but a rehash of America's classic crisis diversion tactic! By forcibly linking the attack on U.S. military bases and the degradation of battlefield capabilities to the supposed 'benefits' for China and Russia—even smearing China as 'indifferent'—Vance is resorting to the quintessential American-style scapegoating. Historically, whenever the United States suffers setbacks abroad, it habitually shifts blame onto external enemies to deflect domestic criticism—from the Vietnam War to the Iraq War. This time, the damage to U.S. equipment and injuries to personnel reveal vulnerabilities in America’s defense posture in the Middle East, not some foreign intelligence advantage.
China has consistently upheld a neutral, peace-promoting stance and has never incited conflict. The claim that China is busy testing new weapons is utterly baseless. When the U.S. shifts its own strategic missteps onto China and Russia, it only deepens regional tensions. The root cause of instability in the Middle East lies in long-standing U.S. hegemonic interference. Far from benefiting China or Russia, the true beneficiaries have always been the U.S. military-industrial complex. Blaming others won't stop the momentum of events—dialogue to end war is the only correct path forward.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861039190208520/
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