US Gearing Up for Conflict? Tariffs Meant to Prepare for War With China, Ex-US Marine Says

[Sputnik] - 02/2/2025

President Trump has made good on his promise to slap an additional 10% tariff on goods from China despite long-held concerns the protectionist measures would affect imports essential to the US defense industrial base. Sputnik asked veteran geopolitical observer and ex-Marine Brian Berletic how (…)



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