Posted on 03/20/2024 11:27:28 AM PDT by libh8er
Taiwan has confirmed there are U.S. troops stationed on its islands in the Taiwan Strait on a permanent basis, including an island just over a mile off China's southeast coast.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in 2023 paved the way for their arrival to conduct training programs for troops on Taiwan's front line.
China has vowed to someday annex democratic Taiwan, which it regards as a rogue province, despite the fact that the Chinese Communist Party government in Beijing has never ruled there. China has sharply increased military sorties and drills in and around the 90-mile-wide Taiwan Strait, prompting its neighbor to boost investment in defense.
Asked to confirm reports U.S. Army Green Special Forces, also known as Green Berets, were in Taiwan on a permanent basis, Taiwanese defense chief Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters on March 14: "No matter the situation, there may be blind spots or shortcomings. So we need to communicate with our allies—whether it is a team, a group or a country."
.. Taiwan's Defense Ministry has refrained from commenting on specific reports, but said all foreign military exchanges follow an annual plan.
U.S. Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group are now permanently stationed at a pair of bases of the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, a Taiwanese army special operations force, according to Taiwan's United Daily News (UDN).
These instructors were sent to the outlying island counties of Penghu and Kinmen. At its closest point, Kinmen is just barely over a mile from Chinese shores.
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Ok. Thanks.
The thing you continue to get wrong is propagating the false narrative that it’s an unfinished civil war.
It’s not.
Taiwan had nothing to do with China’s civil war.
Taiwan was part of Japan.
In the GWB POTUS days they did project ahead to China being ‘the problem’ but not immediately.
Gordon Chang was pushing an agenda a decade ago I heard him on the radio in my car at night.
They gave 2025 as the magic date for China to overtake the US as I recall it.
So we are pretty much on schedule.
We are where we’re at. Almost 250 years but our strength sapping out.
I read Peter Hitchens and he can diss the USA for taking British gold to cover World War II debts and the US forcing the UK to accept the “Good Friday Agreement” with the IRA terrorists in Ireland.
But I think the British did things to us and still are with their propaganda regarding Ukraine and so on.
It's moronic to think we could go into China's own backyard and not suffer massive causalities.
The problem is people like you don't care how many die in the wars you want to create.
But, starting a war with China in their own backyard would be incredibly stupid.
How about South Korea?
How is that creating "distance?"
Ukraine is a basket case, always has been. Saying it "might" rise to the level of, lol, Poland, just reinforces the fact that we have zero strategic interest there.
Problem is you’re a liar.
Or a moron.
Peace through strength.
I don’t think they will invade.
[“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”
“Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”]
The Chu and Song forces faced off on either side of the Hongshui River. The Song army realized they were at a disadvantage when they saw how numerous their adversaries were. The Chu army began to ford the river. Mu Yi, one of the chief Song retainers, offered a suggestion: “Why not launch a surprise attack before they set up their camp?” But Duke Xiang demurred, replying, “A virtuous leader does not engage in such ungentlemanly behavior.” After the Chu forces crossed the river, they soundly defeated the Song. Duke Xiang was hit by an arrow, and later died from his injury. Subsequently the Chinese came to use the phrase Song Chu zhi ren (Song-Chu benevolence) to mean misplaced compassion. There is no mention of a similar situation in Chinese history thereafter. But it demonstrates that entering into a battle imbued with the spirit of fair play was once considered aesthetically pleasing.]
Try addressing a few points. Or are you stupid as Speedy in Texas?
You're the MORON. Everything you and your fellow Zeepers have said about Ukraine has been wrong. And, the rest of us aren't forgetting that.
t is ironic” that you are always nowhere to be found in these pro-Taiwan threads. Why is that?
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My years of extensive .gov experience are in Russia, South America and EU. Qualified and extremely knowledgeable with those theatres, Pacific and Asia not.
I can offer only “ opinions”, not facts “, in the Pacific and Asian theatres.
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