An internal US military memo opens up disturbing scenarios with respect to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which by 2025 could become open war between United States of America e Chinese.
It will be remembered
The memo, sent to the troops under his command signed by the American general Michael A. Minihan, imagine an open conflict between the two superpowers in a much closer period of time than so far assumed by analysts. At the head of the Air Mobility Command, which oversees the service’s fleet of transport and refueling aircraft, the general warned his men to speed up preparations for a potential conflict, citing the Chinese president’s aspirations Xi Jinping and the possibility that Americans will realize the risk when it is too late, reports the Washington Post.
“I hope I’m wrong – wrote Minihan -. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025. Xi secured his third term and created the war council in October 2022. Taiwan’s presidential election is in 2024 and they will offer Xi a reason. The US presidential election is in 2024 and they will offer Xi a distracted America. Xi’s team, reason and opportunity are all aligned for 2025.”
Authentic document
The memo, first reported on Friday by NBC News, is dated Feb. 1 and was distributed to Minihan’s subordinate commanders.
An Air Force spokeswoman, Major Hope Croninconfirmed its authenticity, writing in a statement shared with media after the memo began circulating on social media that Minihan’s order “builds on the fundamental efforts made last year by the Air Mobility Command to prepare the Air Mobility Forces for future conflicts should deterrence fail.”
But a defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Minihan’s comments “are not representative of the department’s views on China.”
