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Arming Taiwan Against China Is A Smarter Strategy Than Sending U.S. Troops: Strategy should be about bleeding China if they overstretch, rather than committing American lives to a potentially attritional war.
The Federalist ^ | 02/02/2021 | Sumantra Maitra

Posted on 02/02/2021 2:16:55 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 02/02/2021 2:16:55 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It would be much easier for everyone in the Biden Administration to just Take the CASH and let China do what they want, Joe has probably already received the order.


2 posted on 02/02/2021 2:19:08 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: SeekAndFind

Another blathering idiot writes an article.

Grammar was good.


3 posted on 02/02/2021 2:20:27 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: eyeamok

We can encourage Israel to do the same. The other threatened nations still think Uncle Sugar will be there for them.


4 posted on 02/02/2021 2:20:49 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: SeekAndFind

A war between China and Taiwan will last about 5 min. Handlers won’t even wake Sleepy Joe for that one.


5 posted on 02/02/2021 2:23:04 PM PST by The Louiswu (HOLD ON GME)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Would you trust a weapon that biden sent you to defend yourself?


6 posted on 02/02/2021 2:23:49 PM PST by oldasrocks
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To: SeekAndFind

and to think... just 2 weeks ago the worst US and Chinese relations got was over trade deals.

thanks democrats.

lets make sure only the kids of democrats deploy to the region


7 posted on 02/02/2021 2:24:12 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style )
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To: SeekAndFind

China is currently salivating over the perceived weakness and acquiescence of American politics right now.

They’ll keep pushing that button until it’s worn out.


8 posted on 02/02/2021 2:24:50 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Israel knows. They’ve never been shy about taking care of business when the very real need arises.


9 posted on 02/02/2021 2:26:27 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: SeekAndFind

The only arms that could stop China would be a hydrogen bomb and a missile.


10 posted on 02/02/2021 2:27:11 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: SeekAndFind

[Invasion and war is the easy part. Controlling an insurgency in a hostile island, far from the mainland with a constant need of supply chains, and with a hostile population of a quarter-million armed to the teeth, would bleed Beijing dry. ]


That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of. China would simply starve them out. During its incursion into Vietnam during the late 70’s, China killed 100,000 Vietnamese civilians in the course of 6 weeks.

https://www.historynet.com/war-of-the-dragons-the-sino-vietnamese-war-1979.htm

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a bloodbath with no quarter given. The death toll would be in the millions until the insurgency submitted. When Tibetan city-dwellers revolted against Chinese invaders after Mao took power, the PLA fell back and used artillery to level the city, then waited for the starving denizens to emerge. This was the strategy that Hafez Assad was to use so successfully to quell a Sunni revolt in the city of Hama, decades later, in the 1980’s.

This stuff isn’t rocket science. Anyone with more powerful weapons can literally kill every single person in a territory being invested. The only thing stopping them is either ethical considerations or an outside force willing to intervene. Another key consideration for not holding back is keeping friendly losses, as well as monetary costs low. Indiscriminate slaughter is cheap. Prolonged pacification efforts involving a softly-softly approach while dodging enemy attacks are expensive.

Tibetans don’t like the Chinese. But their choice was to submit or die. The ones still alive today chose survival over pride. Much of the rest lie in unmarked graves.


11 posted on 02/02/2021 2:30:24 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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RE: Another blathering idiot writes an article.

OK, so you are in charge of America’s Taiwan strategy, what would be the better plan?


12 posted on 02/02/2021 2:31:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Army Air Corps

Ping!


13 posted on 02/02/2021 2:33:03 PM PST by KC_Lion
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess the author didn’t get the memo about President China.


14 posted on 02/02/2021 2:33:50 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You are in far greater danger from authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
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To: SeekAndFind
OK, so you are in charge of America’s Taiwan strategy, what would be the better plan?

Having a US President who wasn't a wholly-owned subsidiary of China, Inc.

15 posted on 02/02/2021 2:36:13 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You are in far greater danger from authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“OK, so you are in charge of America’s Taiwan strategy, what would be the better plan?”

Lol

I would not tie BLM buffoons rioting to how we conduct foreign policy.

Hey, I appreciate every article on this topic. This person was just ludicrous.


16 posted on 02/02/2021 2:37:08 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

We could send the BLM crowd to China.


17 posted on 02/02/2021 2:37:58 PM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Chicoms have already paid Biden for Taiwan.


18 posted on 02/02/2021 2:38:55 PM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden is going to give Taiwan to the PRC.


19 posted on 02/02/2021 2:43:32 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: eyeamok

I’m surprised there is no mention of the Taiwan Relations Act in which the United States promised to provide Taiwan with sufficient defense against an invasion
President Trump sold more arms to Taiwan in 3 years than Obama did in 8 years.


20 posted on 02/02/2021 2:47:08 PM PST by Tai_Chung
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