Biden Visits Vietnam, Here's His Agenda

  The President of the United States, Jo Biden, visited Vietnam today. Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week responded to Biden's planned visit to Vietnam, saying that the United States should put aside the Cold War mentality in relation to East Asian countries and follow international rules and ensure the stability and peace of the Asian region and not harm Pacific Ocean. Ahead of Biden's visit to Vietnam, a senior United States government official stated that it was difficult for Vietnam to cooperate with the US, due to pressure from China.

The American official added that this trip represents a fundamental redefinition of relations between the US and Vietnam. At the same time as Biden's arrival in Vietnam, reports emerged about the country's secret plans to buy weapons from Russia. According to an American official, Biden plans to present a plan to reduce Vietnam's dependence on Russian weapons. The former Head of the United States Military Command Center in the Middle East, CENTCOM, said that in the last 10 years Iran has significantly increased the power and capacity of its ballistic missiles.

General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Sunday (10/9/2023), as quoted by CBS News, emphasized that the problem that threatens the US today is Iran's missile power. "Iran is pursuing a policy of expelling the US and other Western countries from the West Asian region, and this policy has not changed. All of this is Iran's main goal. Tactically, Iran will make many efforts to reduce sanctions," he said. General McKenzie added, "Iran in the last 10 years has had thousands of missiles, short-range cruise missiles and various types of drones."

He explained, "This is a significant increase in Iranian power, which we sometimes neglect, because it focuses on the nuclear issue, and it is an important issue, but what threatens us today is Iran's missile power." The United Press International news agency, in connection with the display of the Fattah hypersonic missile, reported US concerns regarding Washington's inability to deal with this missile. US Department of Defense officials warn that hypersonic weapons cannot be detected and tracked by ground and space defense systems. (HS)