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To: Jack Hammer

I have always laughed at those who mention a coming U.S.-China conflict with confidence as if such a showdown would actually occur. But a U.S. invasion of Iran will definitely face elements of Chinese military (special forces?)on the field, as Chinese are most serious about their oil flows, it's one of the few things they would actually be willing to go to arms against the U.S. for. I wouldn't be surprised at all if China will deploy military units to protect its exploration sites in Iran, in addition to the Iranian forces that will surely be on site as well.


3 posted on 11/27/2006 11:16:43 PM PST by davy
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To: davy

Israel isn't going to allow the current regime to complete development of nuclear weapons, whatever the military and/or political consequences of a strike. Israel, after all, quite rightly considers allowing Iran to become a nuclear power as tantamount to national suicide, and I doubt if the current Iranian government will last beyond the strike(s) once they've been mounted. The Iranian people will act.

China won't be involved, nor will oil. And really, it has nothing to do with the U.S. either. If the Israelis take out the nuclear facilities - as they must - the current Iranian administration won't survive, although the end for them will be political, not military.

Just my opinion, for what it's worth.


5 posted on 11/28/2006 3:28:07 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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