U.S. Military: Invading China Is a Horrible Idea.

https://nationalinterest.org ^ | 1/5/2021 | by Kris Osborn

[RomanSoldier19]

he U.S. Army’s Pacific theater strategy has long maintained that it does not plan to consider a land war against China for a number of key reasons.

First and foremost, perhaps most obviously, deployment would be a problem. How could any kind of mechanized land force, with the requisite expeditionary capability, mobilize for some kind of large-scale land assault on the Asian continent. Where would there be a staging area? Possibly India, a major U.S. ally, could offer some kind of option. Abrams tanks, for example, need to be shipped, deployed, and prepared, as do larger infantry carriers, howitzers, and other weapons systems. For this reason, the U.S. Army has based its approach on the prospect of joint-attack options with force concentrations possibly launched from Japan, Australia, allied island areas south of China, such as the Philippines or South China Sea area.

Furthermore, China is known to possess a large mechanized force along with as many as one million ground soldiers, a scenario that clearly presents a threat like no other in the world. Then there is the issue of China’s rugged, mountainous terrain, making it almost impossible for larger mechanized forces to advance.

[BobL]

LOL, I notice that they don’t bother with other criteria, like electricity production, steel, or concrete (hint, they TROUNCE us on all 3, and many other paramenters).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_consumption

Anyway, if it makes you guys feel better to think they’re not a threat, I fully understand that (and kinda of wish that I could be with you guys).

[SoCal Pubbie]

Where did I write that they’re not a threat?

[JerseyDvl]

Who would even propose such a ridiculous idea? The US military did not want to even become close to invading mainland Japan which is a tiny island compared to China. The whole premise is idiotic.

[BobL]

Implied.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I think the word you’re looking for is inferred, which is what you did. I implied nothing. I corrected your erroneous post with factual information.

[BobL]

Whatever. Anyway, it was our complacency (along with worse things) that sealed our fate. Our last chance to put a lid on that country ended with Bush Jr., who just LOVED Globalism. Now it’s just a matter of time, as we’ll soon see with Taiwan.

[silent majority rising]

I had to search twice to make sure nobody else used it. It was an obvious one and I was surprised no one used it before me. FR Conscientious must be slow because of the election today.

[Ancesthntr]

“ Because we keep buying all their shit. So how will that work unless we quit buying it.”
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If 200 million American consumers bought $50/month less of Chinese goods and instead bought the equivalent goods made elsewhere, it would cost the CCP bastards $10 billion/month or $120 billion/year - that’s roughly 1/4 of their annual surplus with us, and would be sure to leave a mark. It would also leave a mark on importers, who would naturally shift to products made elsewhere, thus making the shift more permanent in nature.

Since others have been victimized by the CCP (coronavirus anyone?), you could add perhaps 300 million others worldwide, for a shift of $25 billion/month or $300 billion/year. Just that simple action, shifting a mere $50 a month of purchases, could just about bring down the whole rotten enterprise.

[plain talk]

Looks like a made up story to me aka fake news.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Nuc weapons will never again be used in anger.”

I believe that, however would you risk attacking knowing there are 24 MRV’d nukes pointing at your cities or the battlefield?

Personally, I would nuke the battlefield. Wiping out an army/navy/air force without harming citizens would be one of my options.

[central_va]

You wouldn’t do that because the enemy would wipe out your army the same way.

[Chode]

there is NO conceivable reason to invade China ever, none...

[RomanSoldier19]