To: ComtedeMaistre
With our involvement in Iraq, no way do we have the manpower and material to eject the Chicoms from Taiwan. However, the strategy will be to prevent them from ever gaining a substantial foothold. The battle will be in the air and in the waters around Taiwan. If you control those, then any invasion will fail. This battle will be won or lost by our Navy and Air Force, not the Army and Marine Corps.
22 posted on
05/20/2005 8:21:22 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Bingo. How many torpedos do we have, and how many submarines do (or will) the Chinese have?
IMHO we'll never go to war over Taiwan. What's the point?
40 posted on
05/20/2005 8:31:09 AM PDT by
tgusa
(USN A-6 pilot)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Question: would the Chinese want to destroy Taiwan and its economy in the process?
Seems like it would be a huge economic gain for them if they could take Taiwan peacefully. Many of the worlds semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwan.
52 posted on
05/20/2005 8:35:10 AM PDT by
dhs12345
To: Blood of Tyrants
Just arm Taiwan with Nukes, and China's ambition for that land will vanish. Well unless they do not mind seeing Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Cong vaporized.
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