Redneck Thinker

  More and more information is coming out about the chaotic and deadly Afghanistan withdrawal by the Biden Administration. The more information coming out proves that no one actually was aware of what was happening until the last minute, which put lives in danger, many of whom were Americans and their supporters. Here is some of what was seen by a senior State Department official that was on the ground as the chaos went on. Carol Perez Here, via the House Foreign Affairs Committee release , is who Carol Perez is. It is her testimony covered in this article. Ambassador Carol Z. Perez began her career at the State Department in 1987 and served 35 years until her retirement in December 2022. She served as U.S. Ambassador to Chile under the Obama administration and later Director General of the Foreign Service under the Trump administration. Ambassador Perez served as Acting Under Secretary for Management under the Biden administration, from January 21, 2021 through December 2021...

It would seem that there is a worry about Chinese owned companies making the equipment that is necessary to run US ports. There is a strong possibility that they could cripple the very ports that the US needs, though most people are not aware of how the Chinese government controls these businesses, as it is not the way it is done in the US. In the US, private businesses are just that, but in China, the government either is a direct partial owner or has groups within the company dictating government demands. This means every product made in China goes to enrich the government. National Security Worries Here, via a press release by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, is what he had to say about the Port of Miami and the Chinese made equipment there. “I am especially worried by the security vulnerabilities that exist with port equipment that is manufactured or installed in the People’s Republic of China. The ship-to-shore cranes towering over our docks — while instrumental to our port operations — are ...