Posted on 08/04/2022 3:33:10 PM PDT by Dr. Marten
The U.S. is running out of time to prevent a cataclysmic war in the Western Pacific. While the world has been focused on Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, Xi Jinping appears to be preparing for an even more consequential onslaught against Taiwan. Mr. Xi’s China is fueled by a dangerous mix of strength and weakness: Faced with profound economic, demographic and strategic problems, it will be tempted to use its burgeoning military power to transform the existing order while it still has the opportunity.
This peaking-power syndrome—the tendency for rising states to become more aggressive as they become more fearful of impending decline—has caused some of the bloodiest wars in history. Unless the U.S. and its allies act quickly, it could trigger a conflict that would make the war in Ukraine look minor by comparison.
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Think of Chinese dying.
Think of Chinese sizzling and popping and screaming for their mommies.
Chinese running around with their intestines hanging out and their arms blown off with blood gushing everywhere.
Chinese Generals watching their mansions blow up with their grandchildren inside.
Chinese communist officials crying and quivering waiting for a painful death.
Go tell your Chinese bosses that war isn’t a one sided game.
Good demonstration video of Woke American military vs. China and Russia militaries. The narrator sounds Australian. I laughed at his comments, but he is not far from wrong on how our military is a social experiment.
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