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One of these days, Red China is going to attack and invade Taiwan. Thousands will die. The UN will whine and complain. No one will be able to do a damned thing about it. We will all sit on our hands and watch a free country, a free people, be overwhelmed by the huge PLA and kill thousands. We have no ability short of nukes to stop it. We will not use nukes. One day, maybe soon, Red China is going to attack. Taiwan, no matter how hard they fight, will die. They will be overcome, and ruled by the communists.

After a huge fight and big losses China takes over what is left of Taiwan. You Army guys always forget about the Navy. We'll blockade their sorry ass.

One of these days, Red China is going to attack and invade Taiwan. Thousands will die. The UN will whine and complain. No one will be able to do a damned thing about it. We will all sit on our hands and watch a free country, a free people, be overwhelmed by the huge PLA and kill thousands. We have no ability short of nukes to stop it. We will not use nukes. One day, maybe soon, Red China is going to attack. Taiwan, no matter how hard they fight, will die. They will be overcome, and ruled by the communists.

Yes, that's the way it's shaping up. I want to be an optimist on this one, but it is perhaps the one place in the world that I feel most pessimistic.

I think we are going to settle Iran's hash here soon; Afghanistan and Iraq have had free elections; even Kim Jong-il's rule may be becoming a bit rocky (though I don't discount disinformation on the part of the North Koreans, especially after we just caught 15 on our southern border.)

But Taiwan I feel is going to be abandoned. I have seen a few things from the U.S. and Japan that are encouraging, but the public statements from Mr. Armitage and Mr. Powell were not strategic ambiguity in my opinion -- they were "One China" all the way.

If our senior leadership has the b@lls, your United States Navy has the ships and men to defeat the chicoms. The sooner the better.

One of these days, Red China is going to attack and invade Taiwan. Thousands will die. The UN will whine and complain. No one will be able to do a damned thing about it. We will all sit on our hands and watch a free country, a free people, be overwhelmed by the huge PLA and kill thousands. We have no ability short of nukes to stop it. We will not use nukes. One day, maybe soon, Red China is going to attack. Taiwan, no matter how hard they fight, will die. They will be overcome, and ruled by the communists.

Not unless Taiwan has a nuclear arsenal. If they feel the sh!t is going to hit the fan they will go nuclear, even if the price paid is losing US support.