[Thought I would see what it's like to act like nuke bait in front of foreign, commie tyrants. If we all emulate red diaper doper babies (AKA, Putinistas, 68ers), the nukes will fly sooner. Don't listen to the 68ers whining this time, when their cities in blue states are threatened (re. the Norks.]
The Democrat Party admires Red China.
Recognize Taiwan and sell them nuclear weapons.
Taiwan needs nuclear weapons.
If you’ve been to Taiwan you will see it’s a nice place, and the people are nice. Much of the countryside is totally beautiful.
Apart from the political turmoil and likely violence, Red China would ruin Taiwan.
Taiwan’s only real ally is Japan, with which it has traditionally been close. Many Taiwanese also speak Japanese and a lot of their kids get at least part of their college education in Japan. Taiwanese culture is basically part Chinese, part Japanese. And the Chinese part is quite traditional, unlike Mainland China which has destroyed their culture under the Communists.
Taiwan could easily defend itself.
Simply learn from the Swiss. After their term of service, send every conscript home with their battle rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition. Bring them back every 12-18 months for a weekend of training and updates.
Even the most bloodthirsty communist would think twice about invading if they faced 2 million armed citizens. Taiwan’s independence and unique culture would be assured.
Taiwan definitely wouldn’t do anything close to that though, as they have a very European-style, leftist, progressive, top-down mindset.
You can send your sons to defend them.
“We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves...”
LBJ
This all of the sudden comes out when the commies...er...uh...dimwits are going to take over the house (Yes...I do mean take over due to pu$$y republicans). Coincidence, I think not!
To the extend that Taiwan is a part of a strategy to defend the US, by all means recognize the ROC and sell them whatever weapons they can pony up the cash for. Beyond that, I don’t foresee Taiwanese troops fighting to defend US sovereignty in any event, so US troops defending ROC sovereignty is a non-starter.
Good timing to get our forces out of (and moving out of) the Middle East. Let our ‘friends’ take care of their own business...they can handle it for now.
China may need a major slap-down. I hope that President Trump’s economic one will suffice, but I am not optimistic that it alone will be enough.
That country is a MAJOR budding threat to a whole lot of our interests in the Pacific.
The ChiComm apes do not have the logistical capability to invade Taiwan. Some comicbook readers believe in the myth of the Chinese superman. Most are stupid neo-con idiots who want you and your children to die for the glory of Rich Lowry and his band of merry stooges.