If China and Japan Went to War: What Would America do?

The National Interest ^ | 06/21/14 | Harry J. Kazianis

[thetallguy24]

Picture it: It's March 1, 2015. Tokyo and Beijing are headed towards what was once the unthinkable.

Over the last several months China has instituted daily non-naval maritime patrols around the hotly disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Beijing is even sending fully-fledged naval assets within the islands' 12 mile exclusion zone while its aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, exercised only 50 miles away from the islands back in February — truly the end of Beijing's small-stick diplomatic strategy.

But on 1 March the plot thickens. Two Chinese SU-27 fighters come within 25 feet of a Japanese P-3 Orion surveillance plane just 10 miles west of the Senkakus (sound familiar?). The Japanese pilot gets nervous. A slight tweak at the controls and the Japanese plane collides with one of the Chinese fighters. Both aircraft crash into the ocean, with no survivors.

[thetallguy24]

First off, Obama would never take a 3am phone call. He's too busy sleeping in till 9 in the morning. He didn't wake up for Benghazi. Why should he wake up for something else he doesn't care about?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If China and Japan Went to War: What Would America do?

Give gays and lesbians more rights?

[R_Kangel]

"If China and Japan Went to War: What Would America do?

.... Push for more Gay Rights, Demand Higher Minimum Wages, Address more Women's Rights issues .... etc etc....

[KarlInOhio]

Ask his caddy whether he recommends the three iron or four iron for a hundred yard shot.

[PGR88]

If China and Japan Went to War: What Would America do?

First warn major Wall Street banks, so they can sell their Government bond portfolios before anyone else.

[R_Kangel]

LOL .... I think we’re on the same page on this.

[Salvation]

China would attack America.

[Bratch]

[certrtwngnut]

“Ask his caddy whether he recommends the three iron or four iron for a hundred yard shot”.
The wimp can’t hit a driver a hundred yards.
Thank you for teeing it up.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Invest heavily in popcorn.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[AU72]

Buy up existing stocks of Weygu beef ASAP.

[Aevery_Freeman]

Desperately try to find someone else to borrow money from before the EBT cards bounce...

[PLD]

“If China and Japan Went to War: What Would America do?”

They would help CHINA..That is if Obama or Hillary are in office..

[lormand]

"Give gays and lesbians more rights?"

Exactly!

[sickoflibs]

Call for gay rights in China...

[laplata]

Obama would hunker down in the White House bunker or leave the country.

Obama is likely to get America nuked.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, we'll watch allies like South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia line up firmly behind China, while the Philippines and Vietnam reluctantly declare limited support for Japan.

And Obama will still have no idea what to do.

I still think this war will never happen. China is rattling sabers to distract its public from the country's looming economic turmoil. Japan is just strong enough to humiliate the PLA navy - and the party bosses can't risk that right now.

[CSM]

“Tokyo and Beijing are headed towards what was once the unthinkable.”

Yeah unthinkable I tell ya! Well except in the 1930’s or something!

[Resolute Conservative]

He is a wuss, that is a 9 iron or PW for me and any real man.