Taiwan On Alert Against Any Chinese Invasion During Iraq War

AFP | 02/13/03

[Davea]

Looks like the whole dang world is on alert. Tom Clancey(sp) couldn't come up with this stuff. Things are getting weirder by the moment. What's next? The aliens land or a comet strikes :-) Surreal times.

[Taxbilly]

This whole world scene is looking like a Tom Clancy novel. Hope Pres. Ryan is up to it.

[John H K]

If you want to see a laughable turkey shoot, a Chinese attempt at an invasion of Taiwan would be it.

Preparations to do so would be obvious and would have to start months and months before an "attempt."

[AntiGuv]

The thought has actually crossed my mind that the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula may have been designed to distract from a prospective Chinese invasion of Taiwan. I think that a fairly low probability scenario, but one cannot discount the possibility.

[HighRoadToChina]

Preparations to do so would be obvious and would have to start months and months before an "attempt."

What do you suppose they have been doing for the last 5 years?

[Enemy Of The State]

"Taiwan and China, which split in 1949 at the end of a civil war, remain technically at war despite the commencement of civil contacts in 1987."

I am so sick of hearing this line from the media...every time I do it makes me wanna

[Enemy Of The State]

[montag813]

I used to care. Now I don't. Aside from an short-term spike in semiconductor, LCD and memory costs, there would be little impact on the United States from a Chinese invasion. This is Taiwan's problem, not ours. Same goes for South Korea.

[montag813]

I used to care. Now I don't. Aside from an short-term spike in semiconductor, LCD and memory costs, there would be little impact on the United States from a Chinese invasion. This is Taiwan's problem, not ours. Same goes for South Korea.

[HighRoadToChina]

That is so COOL.

[Poohbah]

Preparations to do so would be obvious and would have to start months and months before an "attempt."

First clue: they bring in Louis Farrakhan as a consultant for the "Million Man Swim."

[Sawdring]

What ever happened to Rightwing2, is he still around?

[Poohbah]

Got banned. Probably because he started shooting his mouth off about all the classified info he had access to as an aide to a DoD political appointee while trashing President Bush.

[Taiwan Bocks]

The rogue state, North Korea, may have been requested to nuke Taiwan for the reds.

[Sawdring]

Probably because he started shooting his mouth off about all the classified info

Was he giving out classified info then or just saying he had seen it.

[Taiwan Bocks]

You might not realize that to many people you sound like a pompous a$$!

Why do you think there are problems in Taiwan and South Korea if not for U.S. interests?

[Poohbah]

Great. China gets Taiwan back. At least the cockroaches will be good Maoist cockroaches.

And then, a few days later, a nuclear detonation occurs in Beijing. The blast hypocenter is congruent with the DPRK embassy.

Taiwan probably has the bomb--they've had MORE than enough time to develop the thing.

[Poohbah]

Claiming he'd seen it, and then claiming it supported his trashing of Bush.

[Sawdring]

Hmm, thats to bad. Oh well.

[turbocat]

Not Tom Clancy - but Patrick Robinson.

I just finished The Shark Mutiny (in paperback) and China sets mines in the Gulf area - we send all our warships and it's a diversion to take over Taiwan. China is in kahoots with Iraq.

So close it's scary.