What a War Between China and the United States Would Look Like

Popular Mechanics ^ | December 29, 2010 | Erik Sofge

[servantboy777]

It would be very ugly and it won’t look like Iraq.

[cripplecreek]

We’d play hell getting them to build weapons for us.

[BenLurkin]

[Glenn]

Obama would negotiate terms of surrender for Taiwan before the second round came out of a rifle.

[servantboy777]

Thanx for the morning chuckle.

[Borax Queen]

I heard Savage talking one time about how there are 10 million more men in China — and he was theorizing how they could be used in war. Scary.

[central_va]

Hey, we have Free Trade™ with China, they are our friends now! /sarc

[Doogle]

....now with president coconut cutting military and defense, and going after manufacturing and development....who knows?

[ClearCase_guy]

Once upon a time, we fought wars to win. We broke things, and we killed people. What a concept.

If we had a war with China, the proper first step would be to nuke their 20 largest cities.

Seriously.

[Joe Brower]

Godo morning, Jeff.

For some reason, when I read this article, I thought of you. $;-)

[Fighter@heart]

SPOT ON Glen!!! Obama would also throw in every China Town in America to sweeten the deal!! Also offer switch from muslim to Buddhism to appease them!

[mohresearcher]

General Douglas MacArthur wanted to A-bomb China in 1951 but was fired for the suggestion. Now we have a double no win situation where China has the winning hand in either a conflict between North and South Korea, and also with armed invasion of Taiwan. If North Korea pervails against South Korea, then Japan is threatened and/or attacked as well to settle old scores from Japanese invasion of China during WWII.

As the greatest US general said in 1951, “There is no substitute for victory.”

[Strategerist]

I heard Savage talking one time about how there are 10 million more men in China — and he was theorizing how they could be used in war. Scary.

Which is silly, as China has been rapidly reducing its total troop strength for years, now; they're trying to become a smaller, better equipped, and better trained force. Hordes of cannon fodder are useless for any wars they might fight.

Actually a serious social problem in China are thousands of out-of-work officers and soldiers from the cutbacks.

[ßuddaßudd]

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[Cringing Negativism Network]

So how’s that “free trade” thing working out America?

[sukhoi-30mki]

If I were a bigwig in the PRC’s central military commission, I’d rather have all those men work in factories or as auxiliaries rather than send them to the front.

[The_Media_never_lie]

A war with China would bring an economic ice age upon us. Women, children and minorities would be most affected.

[VanDeKoik]

But what would China gain? That’s the question.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Maybe we should ask Taiwan if they want our protection...