If the Chicoms invade the north does that mean Taiwan goes into DEFCON 1?
Do we invest in more of those missle take-down systems that cannot take out everything? Do we get the hell out and let the Asians deal with it amongst themselves?
Is there a ‘measured’ response to where we or the Sorks drop food all over the starving areas of the country to calm it down?(I’d label the food with American/Sork flags)
If the Chicoms invade the north, all bets are off... and all the more so with a certifiable lunatic in the WH and a certifiable lunatic at the helm in N Korea
Our preparation. Non-Existent. I am reminded of Grenada. Our invading soldiers had to rely on tourist maps to get around. One of our field commanders used his long-distance credit card to call the pentagon because he couldn’t communicate with his off-shore support ship. The picture of the medical student kissing the ground covered it up.
Then there’s Beruit 1983. No barricades to prevent the suicide attack on the hotel. No consultation with Israel who were more experienced in those areas of conflict.
What needs to happen is a meeting of defense ministers in the region. Nations included should include India, P.I., SK, Japan, Australia. Even Viet Nam. If things get really heated everyone heeds to be on the same page. We were unprepared for the failures in Beirut and Grenada(under Reagan) but those were small potatoes that could be covered up. This is big stuff.