LIBERAL THINKING MAKES PUSILLANIMOUS NEGOTIATORS.
Posted in Uncategorized by Baba - Sep 30, 2015
Barack Hussein Obama has again given a gift to one of America’s enemies.
He gave Iran $350B and approval for nuclear weapon development.
Then he gave Russia the leadership in dealing with the battle against ISIS in Syria.
Now he has given China legitimacy as a partner in solving the hacking problem.
Sadly, there are 4 poison pills in the “deal”, (treaties are not Obama’s preferred negotiating instrument because they require him to consult with representatives of The People in the House and Senate. He prefers to operate on his own.)
1) “… U.S. and China agree to investigate cybercrimes emanating from their territory.”
So, China will tell the U.S. to stop hackers and activists and Obama will even while individuals are jailed in China for anything the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t like. Also, nothing in the “deal” stops the Chinese from protecting their hackers. Will the Chinese help the U.S. investigate the five Chinese military officers charged with cybercrimes against America? Doubtful.
2) “Neither country’s government will conduct or knowingly support hacking with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors.”
We don’t allow economic espionage.It is a crime in America. Everyone knows China does allow economic espionage even though they deny it.So, China has agreed to stop a behavior that they insist they never, ever do! Nonsense.
3) “Both sides are committed to appropriate norms of state behavior in cyberspace within the international community.”
This shows how little Obama understands China who has a unique view of cyberspace and warfare. For them it’s all part of their warfare strategy to strengthen themselves and weaken their enemies. Norm development is meaningless to such war mongering pragmatists.
4) “All agree to establish a high-level joint dialogue mechanism.”
This is a reversal by Obama who once embraced the truth that China is the perpetrator, not the victim.
Obama has given the Chinese legitimacy. The U.S. government has now all but adopted the Chinese position and language on cyber policy, surrendering to Chinese demands in exchange for a nice sounding press release. This “deal” will probably be the end any and all cyber sanctions against China!