Posted on 10/07/2021 7:06:02 PM PDT by Nextrush
US Defense Department officials are refusing to confirm reports that American forces are in Taiwan, secretly training Taiwanese troops to prepare them in case of an attack from China.
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported the Pentagon has about two dozen special operations troops working with select units of Taiwan's armed forces, while a contingent of US Marines has been training forces on maritime tactics.
US officials, speaking to the Journal on the condition of anonymity, said the American forces had been engaged in the training operations for at least the past year.
Pentagon officials declined to confirm the report, though a spokesperson said the US-Taiwan relationship "remains aligned against the current threat posed by the People's Republic of China."...
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Don’t worry. Milley will gladly be the one to spill the beans. “For the sake of my country, I was forced to step forward and reveal the information. I literally had no other choice!”
Duznt matter.
MACT wont stop a Chinese invasion and the Fraud isnt going to send in 500,000 men to go up against the PLA.
If they want Taiwan they got it. We would have to threaten nuclear war to stop them.
Which we should, but...
Don’t ask the Pentagon ask Gen. Milley. Speak with a Chinese accent when you call.
I guess they don't want a mass exodus of Taiwanese ...
Maybe this was a leak to give whoever is running the show an excuse to pull the troops.
I think this started with Trump and it will be interesting to see if Biden stops it in the next few months to appease Xi.
It should have been going on for longer than a year.
Actually, it has, but not in Taiwan itself. I personally know a few people who were in the US a couple of years ago training.
Load, aim, pull trigger, kill enemy. Repeat as necessary.
If Biden dosen’t blurt it out first.
That’s right...and even before then. Taiwan knows exactly how long they have before any of their alliances come to their aide. They’ve had plans for China to attack for a long time.
China won’t do that without creating a diversion.
If the Taiwan government blows up the chip factory before the chicoms can secure it there won’t be another new car built in this country for years.
Alternative media has been reporting this for awhile.
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