[wildcard_redneck]

President Trump should bind up the ChiComs by threatening to remove China's illegal artificial island bases in the South China Sea if they violently suppress the Hong Kong demonstrations. Then if the ChiComs attack Hong Kong the removal of the basis will be a tit-for-tat response and will be much easier to defend politically.

If the ChiComs savage Hong Kong then America can bomb the island's out of existence while tormenting rebellion in China's provinces. If the ChiComs then retaliate before they are ready (they are not yet ready to tackle the US military) then we can shut down all trade with them and begin enforcing a naval blockade using aircraft carrying anti-ship missiles to choke their ports.

[DesertRhino]

Yeah, that’s just what America needs right now. A shooting war with China. /s

[Jim Noble]

Then if the ChiComs attack Hong Kong the removal of the basis will be a tit-for-tat response and will be much easier to defend politically

If the US government arrests Brennan, Clapper, Jarrett, Lynch, and Holder, would China bombing a US island possession be a "tit-for-tat response"?

[montag813]

President Trump should bind up the ChiComs by threatening to remove China's illegal artificial island bases in the South China Sea if they violently suppress the Hong Kong demonstrations.

Why? What the heck are those islands to us? Nothing over there is worth the life of a single Navy sailor or Marine.