Former Trump administration national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Sunday laid out a potential game plan to divide the so-called 'axis of evil' as relations continue to grow between Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. O’Brien appeared on CBS' 'Face the Nation' and remarked that the Biden administration’s 'lack of American leadership' has allowed this new alliance to flourish.
These countries are reliant on Russian energy to run their economies,' he said. 'We need to increase our energy production.' The former Trump official said Biden diminished American energy production after taking office and canceling the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S., while allowing Putin to open the Nord Stream Two pipeline that runs from Russia to Germany. Alongside increasing U.S.
The key is to deter war, not to fight and win a war, which we would need to do if it happens,' O’Brien said. 'Strength will deter the Chinese from invading. It's not talk. It's how they see our force posture.'