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Xi Jinping Orders Military to ‘Enhance Combat Readiness’ After U.S. Travel Warning
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| January 4, 2019
| Frances Martel
Posted on 01/05/2019 1:14:25 PM PST by familyop
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To: familyop
Taiwan has trustworthy allies with nukes. Who would that be?
India? France? Great Britain? Israel?
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:23:49 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: familyop
Taiwan needs its own nukes targeted on Beijing, the 3 Gorges Dam and the port cities where an invasion will come from. Even though Taiwan has allies with nukes, the additional deterrent will make China less likely to start a conflict. And if there is a conflict, best to use them at the start of the fight.
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:25:40 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
To: Candor7
I remember it well:
![](https://images.csmonitor.com/csmarchives/2010/02/0219-dalai-lama-white-house.jpg?alias=standard_900x600nc)
Absolutely disgusting, but perfectly illustrates the temper of the man/boy in the White House at the time.
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:27:09 PM PST
by
Fred Nerks
(FAIR DINKUM!)
To: ASA Vet
Well, okay, maybe trustworthy allies was not the most accurate phrase. ;-) Taiwan itself has suffered some flaky politics at times. But there are some nations with interests in keeping Taiwan and the routes in that area free.
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:31:26 PM PST
by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: aquila48
WWI started because of mutual defense treaties run amok. Britain and France learned the wrong lesson from that and, although bound by treaty to Poland, when Germany overran that nation, did nothing. This was called the Phony War, also known as the Sitzkrieg, and led ultimately to a real war anyway.
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:38:41 PM PST
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: familyop
The State of New Hampshire's state motto is "Live Free Or Die".It's been on their license plates for decades.
If,by chance,the attitude of Taiwan's leaders...and the populace...is the same as New Hampshire's then they will probably die at some point because China *will* make a move.It's just a question of when.
But if Taiwan's attitude is "Better Red Than Dead" they will be absorbed...annexed... eventually.
It will look a lot like what Hitler did to Austria.
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posted on
01/05/2019 2:57:32 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Mitt Romney: Bringing Massachusetts Values To The Great State Of Utah.)
To: familyop
Maybe a better term would be “Fair weather friends.”
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posted on
01/05/2019 3:16:42 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: ASA Vet
If Taiwan would take out the Three Gorges Dam a large section of china would go dark plus drowning a few million people.
To: ASA Vet
I disagree. But under the circumstances, I’ll save the explanation for later.
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posted on
01/05/2019 7:16:27 PM PST
by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: familyop
If China takes Tawain, we take Mexico. Oh. Wait...
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posted on
01/05/2019 7:40:09 PM PST
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: Gay State Conservative; ASA Vet
"If,by chance,the attitude of Taiwan's leaders...and the populace...is the same as New Hampshire's then they will probably die at some point because China *will* make a move.It's just a question of when."
According to what we've seen publicized for some time, for the foreseeable future, the Taiwanese leadership is decided on its position and posture for purposes of the situation at hand. No one is going to change that with political speech from nations other than Taiwan.
As for our government's position, diplomatic speech from our leaders and diplomats does not honestly represent obvious intent. If any side cowers and backs down from its recent huffing and puffing, it will be China. And the world will laugh.
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posted on
01/05/2019 7:44:03 PM PST
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familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: familyop
China has been threatening to take Taiwan by force since I was in third grade.
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posted on
01/05/2019 9:51:06 PM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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