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Top US General warns of possible looming war with China
Al Arabiya News ^ | 1/27/2023 | AFP

Posted on 01/27/2023 9:02:12 PM PST by Nextrush

A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025--most likely over Taiwan--and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year.

In an internal memorandum that first emerged on social media on Friday, and was later confirmed as genuine by the Pentagon, the head of the Air Force Mobility Command, General Mike Minihan, said the main goal should be to deter "and if required, defeat" China.

"I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025," Minihan said.

Laying out his reasoning, Minihan said Taiwan's presidential elections next year would offer Chinese President Xi Jinping an excuse for military aggression, while the United States would be distracted by its own contest for thw White House.

"Xi's team, reason and opportunity are all aligned for 2025," he added.

The memorandum also calls on all Mobile Command personnel to go to the firing range, "fire a clip" into a target and "aim for the head"....

(Excerpt) Read more at english.alarabiya.net ...


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Whoa this one came down late tonight.

A leaked memo from a four-star Air Force general posted on social media, confirmed by the Pentagon and about WAR WITH CHINA..

1 posted on 01/27/2023 9:02:12 PM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

And on a night full of body cam distractions.

What a coinkydink!

/s


2 posted on 01/27/2023 9:03:26 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Nextrush

A late breaking Newsdump Friday story more such stories on the blog tonight...

https://nextrushfree.blogspot.com/2023/01/news-summary-intelligence-report-friday_27.html


3 posted on 01/27/2023 9:03:56 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: lightman

Don’t be distracted my friend.

I think they must be desperate to generate enthusiasm for military service after the wokeness, the vaccine coercion etc.

First they came for Russia, then they came for China the Push, Prod and Provoke is on.


4 posted on 01/27/2023 9:06:08 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

Wait. I thought we were at war with Russia?


5 posted on 01/27/2023 9:07:53 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Nextrush; All

General Minehan can’t say distracted with being drawn into a steadily escalating war in eastern Europe but that is what he means. Aesophian language is what even the soldiers have been reduced to. Still, brave for all that. A two front global with Joe & Co with the hand on the tiller, that would be as the Chinese say ‘most interesting, barbarian’.


6 posted on 01/27/2023 9:08:13 PM PST by robowombat ( )
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To: Nextrush

This is why I think they created a war in Ukraine, to drain the world of it’s ability to fight offensively and defensively so it becomes a walk for China.


7 posted on 01/27/2023 9:08:26 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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To: Nextrush

The general is a fool.

Even if China could seize Taiwan in a brilliant blitz campaign, which is doubtful, the USA and Japan would blockade their oil from the Persian Gulf through the Straits of Malacca, and their economy would soon collapse. And the official sanctions and private company actions would also devastate them. Xi Jinping is no fool, and he has figured it out. Even with a moron President like Biden, China is under control.


8 posted on 01/27/2023 9:09:42 PM PST by devere
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To: Nextrush

Commander-in-Chief Joseph R. Biden has been apprised of this and he is ready to lead.πŸ€ͺ

We are in decidedly deep πŸ’©.


9 posted on 01/27/2023 9:11:21 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: devere

Russia produces oil and there is a land route.


10 posted on 01/27/2023 9:13:00 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

We ain’t got no A1 Abrams no more. Oh no!!!!πŸ€”πŸ˜΅


11 posted on 01/27/2023 9:13:36 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? πŸ˜•)
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To: Nextrush
And we are getting ready for it by sending all our advanced weaponry to Ukraine and totally ruining the military manpower with wokiness and transgender and Race ideology and weakening the force by chasing out or not accepting the southern boys, black and white who have been the backbone of the military for a lo-o-ong time.Trahsgenders and other homosexual men are only minimally deployable due to their physical and medical needs and DOD is bringing as many into the military as it can get. We are rapidly depleting our strategic oil reserve so as to put our ships and planes and tanks on very short leash. We are putting the nation into the position whereany war must rapidly go to nukes because we won't be able to fight a war without them. We no longer have the industrial caacity to rapidly replace expended materiel. China has our industrial capacity now.

China is sitting pretty as the US and Russia are rendering themselves weak and ineffective, disarming themselves in the Ukraine. China purports to be an ally of Russia but has designs on the wide open farmable spaces of Siberia. China is not wasting its military on stupid wars

12 posted on 01/27/2023 9:15:19 PM PST by arthurus (covfefe \|:|/)
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Gen. MilliVanilli has already called Xi and reassured him that Gen. Minihan will be dealt with accordingly.


13 posted on 01/27/2023 9:19:52 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: devere
the USA and Japan would blockade their oil from the Persian Gulf through the Straits of Malacca, and their economy would soon collapse.

Everything was easier 25 years ago. Now China has more warships than the United States.

14 posted on 01/27/2023 9:23:24 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: frank ballenger

“I Feel Like I’m Fixin To”

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KqeLZ-oDc8g


15 posted on 01/27/2023 9:23:41 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

China gets 60+% oil their oil from the Persian Gulf through the Straits of Malacca. Russian production is falling because the Western companies that used to maintain their equipment have all left. It’s an unpleasant situation for China, but they have figured it out, and much as they hate it they will behave.


16 posted on 01/27/2023 9:28:20 PM PST by devere
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To: devere

Your take but we shall see what the true outcome is and I can’t believe it’s that easy to keep China in line.


17 posted on 01/27/2023 9:30:52 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

The US military should be ready for all possibilities. However, I expect Taiwan to be peacefully handed over to the Chinese, just like Hong Kong was. We heard similar rumblings over it before they were merged.

“One China” is the official policy of all the major governments involved, with regard to Taiwan. An invasion by China won’t be necessary unless the Taiwanese start backing out of their agreements, which they are not so far doing, that I’m aware of.

The chip manufacturing capabilities there are much too fragile to sustain any sort of war damage whatsoever, and survive, and the whole world would suffer immense manufacturing issues of all tech products were that to happen. Therefore, I don’t expect it to happen.


18 posted on 01/27/2023 9:31:22 PM PST by Golden Eagle (The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who believes it.)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

China has a large coastal fleet, but almost no deep water fleet. Not just the USA, but also Japan has them beat in that department.

I know it is hard to believe, but for the forseable future peace between the USA & China is inevitable. LOL.


19 posted on 01/27/2023 9:32:34 PM PST by devere
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To: Nextrush

This ain’t good


20 posted on 01/27/2023 9:35:10 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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