Posted on 01/24/2021 11:58:59 AM PST by TigerClaws
War with Iran? Curious, why do you say that?
It’s the war the Neocons want, but couldn’t get out of Trump.
Not that I disagree. Thinking now that Iran has begun enriching at higher levels...yea, may be possible. Perhaps Israel with the backing of the U.S..
Of course Taiwan, Hong Kong down the tubes. Thanks to the democRAT assholes that voted for the demented old fool, the bag man for the Chi coms
In gratitude for all the help they gave us in Iraq and Afghanistan?
With Beijing Biden the real worry is how long before he surrenders the U.S?
>>Perhaps Israel with the backing of the U.S
In gratitude for all the help they gave us in Iraq and Afghanistan?<<
Israeli intelligence was/is invaluable. God bless the nation of Israel.
I wonder if Taiwan anticipated the US giving up on them and if the have WMD capability in their back pockets. They likely have the technical capabilities.
You won the award for the best post on this thread. Show the contestant what he won Alex!
Yes, the Vietnamese will fight, and fight well. But China does not care about taking casualties; we did when we were in Vietnam. So, right off the bat China has the numerical edge. Plus, China is just itching to use their new toys, and it is a lot easier to deploy them against a neighbor with whom you share a border (though, granted, not a very long border) than to move them across seas to another hemisphere.
“Vietnam and China have a long, long history, but I honestly don’t think the two countries will fight again.”
I guess we’ll see.
Regardless of the reason, you acknowledge they have never declared independence.
I married into a Chinese family, which had migrated to Taiwan and then the US. The way they look at things is...
the indigenous population of Taiwan are inferior humans
the population of America — they call it ‘mei goa’ or ‘beautiful land’ - well, that population is inferior and lazy as well
they consider themselves the rightful rulers of mainland China as well as Taiwan
they look at us as stupid warriors
they are more Chinese than loyal American
they are afraid of civil war but are willing to let Americans fight it for them
Hence, because they have such a large numerical presence in Formosa, they have blocked Taiwan independence.
There used to be some kind of Pan-Asia alliance. Don’t be surprised if it forms again, without us. Japan & the Phillipines will join.
The reason the Vietnamese didn’t trust us was because of our white faces. Same with Koreans, same with Philippines, same with all the Asians perhaps including India.
The bible predicts a 200 million man army , ‘the kings of the east’.
4) It’s not like America is gonna come to the aid of a former communist enemy responsible for 60k American deaths.
5) Largest warm water port in the region.
6) Good practice run. Bloody the troops a bit before the real battle.
7) Revenge for the 1979 loss/standoff.
8) Make it look more like an attempt at regional hegemony rather than global.
“ And, what is coming next should scare you even more”
The US has recognized Taiwan as a province of China since 1982. That’s 38 years. I have no interest in how China is governed or organized. Zero.
If China wants to absorb Taiwan that will happen. It would happen whoever is President of the US.
It’s just not our affair.
Very possibly. They have been acutely aware of this in the last 12 or so years as they saw what Obama was like and now they see what Biden is like. If Red China attacks, the Three Gorges Dam will be likely be attacked.
Right now I’m more concerned over the death of our republic.
Not our affair, but will have a lot of bad repercussions. Taiwan has survived because of our support, real or not. Its like missile defence. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it when you need it. If you have it, you likely won’t need it.
I don’t doubt China’s belligerence and Joe’s pre-paid acquiescence. But is this a done deal? A few things stand out:
If it pulls the trigger,China will only be able to rely on a handful of dubious allies: North Korea, Iran, maybe Cuba and Venezuela, and possibly Pakistan. Could Turkey drift into their orbit?
On the other hand it is surrounded by South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, Mongolia and Russia. They would also be opposed by the EU, Australia, Israel and the Mid-east oil producing states. These nations would view the seizure with alarm.
Finally, China’s history has been insular and closed. Colonial or expansionist adventures, rare throughout its history, have availed them little.
I think if China, with relatively few friends, faced a committed resistance it would back down
“If” is a big word.I’m trying to calm myself down from thinking over this. I recently discovered the speech attributed to a mid-level General said to be given in 2005:
https://jrnyquist.blog/2019/09/11/the-secret-speech-of-general-chi-haotian/
I haven’t been able to verify it, if anyone has any info please post it.
Nothing really, but I was making a point that just about any country will feel they can push Biden around.
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