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What would a U.S.-China war look like?
The Week ^ | Eugene K. Chow

Posted on 01/01/2014 5:28:41 PM PST by Farnsworth

Imagine this: In the early morning, a barrage of more than 1,000 Chinese ballistic and cruise missiles bombard Taiwanese civilian and military targets.

As the U.S. Air Force stationed in Okinawa prepares to rush to the aid of its sworn ally, Chinese cyber attacks wreak havoc on America's air defense and targeting systems. A second volley of ballistic missiles detonates in space, destroying critical military satellites, while a third rains down on the base, damaging jets and leaving runways unusable.

Meanwhile, a U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS George Washington has launched from Japan and is steaming towards the Taiwan Strait. Without the advanced warning and additional data supplied by satellites, the group's missile defense systems are at a disadvantage against the Chinese "carrier killer" missiles that are streaking towards them. Defense systems do their best, but a few missiles still hit their mark, leaving the USS George Washington's flight deck unusable. America's awesome air and sea power has been sidelined.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoasia; china; chinesemilitary; redchina
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To: Kegger; Jack Hydrazine

You are correct, most of our troubles with modern Communists and Islamicists are of our own making.


141 posted on 01/02/2014 9:31:33 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

The one percenters are the biggest promoters of collectivism and Islam.


142 posted on 01/02/2014 9:41:10 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Right again.


143 posted on 01/02/2014 9:50:24 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

You’re an idiot.


144 posted on 01/02/2014 10:23:19 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Navy Patriot
The Chinese and Russians train and refine their hardware? Who would have thunk it?

People a lot smarter than you (most of us), including leading military analysts, strongly believe the Russians and ChiComs are cooking something up together. That they are preparing for an upcoming war with the west, possibly involving Taiwan and/or, Japan.

Try reading these again, verrrrry slowly... If you still don't get, ask someone else to explain it to you. I'm done trying to argue with morons. It never leads anywhere.

Anyway, here's the link.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3107376/posts?page=13#13

145 posted on 01/02/2014 10:32:42 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL
I'm done trying to argue with morons.

Avoid mirrors.

146 posted on 01/02/2014 10:48:24 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

I guess I am a moron, in a way, for trying to to make a blind person like you see. I should have known better after those Putin-loving posts you put up the other day. You truly are a misguided soul.


147 posted on 01/02/2014 11:19:02 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Navy Patriot

Did you even bother to look and see what many top US military analysts think about the Russia-ChiCom alliance? Or do you think you’re smarter than they are? Or, do you love your boy Putin so much that you’re on-board with whatever he does.


148 posted on 01/02/2014 11:23:44 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Farnsworth
A few Navy F-35 Lightning II’s with conventional deep penetrating glide bombs take out the 3 Gorges dam and China is under water and without power and surrenders the next day.
149 posted on 01/02/2014 11:37:10 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: Farnsworth

If the U.S. stopped buying their goods and repudiated our debt to them, their economy would be toast. Ours would too, but they have about 20 million single military age men who would cause problems. A war with the U.S. would not be sufficient to chew them up since it wouldn’t be an extensive land battle. China would be faced with a choice between smashing a revolution, or waging a land war of expansion somewhere.


150 posted on 01/02/2014 11:49:43 AM PST by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: EEGator

Despite Obama’s best efforts to gut the military, the US today still has enough technology and firepower to nuke every major city in China before a single Chinese missile comes close to striking the US. Half a billion Chinese would be dead before they even knew what hit them. Of course, political correctness would prevent this from ever happening though, even with a Republican president.


151 posted on 01/02/2014 12:33:10 PM PST by istandwithsarah (Game on!)
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To: istandwithsarah

That being said, I pray that America would never get into a war with either China or Russia ever again. After all, the greatest enemy of America is not China (and definitely not Russia); it is with the followers of a certain notorious 7th century warlord.

Moreover, there are plenty of evangelical Christians in China, and any major war with China would result in Christians killing Christians in a massive scale. Not exactly something that I want to see.


152 posted on 01/02/2014 2:25:21 PM PST by istandwithsarah (Game on!)
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To: istandwithsarah
Moreover, there are plenty of evangelical Christians in China, and any major war with China would result in Christians killing Christians in a massive scale. Not exactly something that I want to see.

That indeed is sobering, and happened somewhat in WW2 in Europe and killing many UK believers in particular. Wars sometimes become necessary, but why they do is because of the lust and malice of men, which is fought against by a nation with higher principles.

But as the USA increasingly mocks God, including marrying sodomites even in the military, while persecuting Christians, judgment will come as God lifts His hand of protection, and many will wonder why. Jer. 18. Be prepared to tell them and point them to the Savior.

153 posted on 01/07/2014 8:06:33 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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