[Mamzelle]

You asserted we "must not" abandon Taiwan. Wny not? Makes me wonder how many are invested in Taiwan, and want the US soldier to protect their kitties.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Mamzelle,


You asserted we "must not" abandon Taiwan. Wny not? Makes me wonder how many are invested in Taiwan, and want the US soldier to protect their kitties.


I guess I see your point, Mamzelle.


Abandoning Taiwan to the Red-Chinese, Russians, or even Japanese would make perfect sense ...

... just like how the United States prevailed over the German Nazis after Great Britan surrendered to Hitler,

... and the United States simutaneously prevailed over the Japanese after Australia surrendered to Tojo.



Even a third-grade school girl playing "Risk" would see your argument as absurd.

Are you a product of the Arkansas Public School system ?




Patton@Bastogne



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[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I think I explained why in the post. Maybe it was in a private reply. I have nothing invested in Taiwan. China is a Marxist threat as the Soviet Union was. If they move into Taiwan and we do nothing:
1. They'll take that as a sign of weakness, that we don't want to get involved heatedly in their actions in Asia
2. We lose a staging ground of operations should a war break out.

In short, if they take Taiwan, they're going to be much more inclined to start moving into other countries. They'll also put the squeeze on us economically however they can. We've allowed ourselves to become dependent upon their cheap labor and have given up a good deal of our manufacturing to them.

When they begin making threats against India, it will probably be too late to avoid direct military action.