Posted on 03/29/2007 11:14:27 AM PDT by nancyvideo
Let's say for the sake of argument, that I had, along with my SCO buddies, hit the US with EMPs followed by a surprise ICBM and cruise missile lay down to nail the USA's ICBMs, subs and ships in port, what few bomber bases we still have, C4I, etc. After that, I had hit various areas with some bio and chem strikes. So now, where to invade. Obviously, the closest place to invade from say, the point of view of a joint Russian - Chinese expeditionary force, would be Alasksa, so consider that done. Then after that? Indeed, with its utter lack of credible defenses (thanks to base closures) the lower mid Pacific coast would be a compelling place to land both airlift and naval troop transports. In fact, they could probably dock at Oakland, unopposed, given the softening strikes I mentioned above combined with lack of local tactical defenses. Gen. Billy Mitchell was right in more ways than one - he predicted more than just Pearl Harbor, and some of his predictions were for 80 years into the future. Let's see, Billy Mitchell, 80 years, doing the math .... !
This will be our fault, too.
The GPS coordinates of the Three Gorges Dam are not a big secret...
"Good point. In fact, I have heard that some of the Chinese stuff is a bit better. Of course they still have a few million troops with WWII vintage arms, but sometimes numbers beat quality."
I hear Teddy Kennedy was giving them swimming lessons. We're doomed!
I think Taiwan will be a pretext....the real issue will be China's goal of being the world's superpower.
I've been watching their military build up for 5 years now and it far exceeds the needs of a Tiawan victory.
The Democrats and white flag Republicans would surrender before we could lose the war.
ping
Oh and also, there are already Chi Com spec ops on the ground here in the Bay Area. This is not tin foil ... it is a cake walk for the PRC (and other hostile regimes) to intert spec ops into the US. Current H1B hiring procedures would not detect spec ops who had legitimate legends.
It is also far short of what would be needed to keep the oil shipment lanes open from Iran to Canton.
Taiwan is actually of little value, what they really want are places like SE Asia / Indian Ocean litoral, Persian Gulf, etc. Meanwhile, the Chi Coms talk up Taiwan and Western suckers fall for it, completely missing the most likely conquest plans which are mostly thrusts to the South and West.
Turn that around. S. Korea, Japan and Taiwan depend on uninterrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Malacca. Read "Beijing's Surge for the Strait of Malacca" (free, on the web) an oldie but goodie by Yossef Bodansky. Look at the creeping Chi Com influence in SE Asia, where our stupid withdrawal and loss of hard allies has left a vacuum.
You are completely correct.
There is no doubt that they want, badly, to even the score on the humilitations that were heaped on them in the last two centuries.
Anyone who does not believe that this is a main consideration on the part of the Chinese, does not know the Chinese very well.
Look at the chart you posted on post 56 again. Look at the middle of your chart which entirely proves my point regarding manufacting base.
The right part of the chart is total GDP including services etc...Eventually over time China will be larger in total GDP too.
I am bookmarking your post!
China can block the shipping route, but they can't keep it open.
Who will keep it open if the USN has been hit by multiple ICBM and cruise missile strikes? Consider the scenario where the SCO are the Axis, a much bigger issue than the PRC alone.
Yeah, stop blaming Bubba. The Democrat line is, "he hasn't been president for 6 years, stop blaming him".
Don't forget the worthless American voter and also the dead voters.
We haven't outsourced our tactical nukes.
Nobody will keep it open if the US can't. China would be hardest hit.
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