The question of a US military reaction in the event the Chinese government decides to make use of its military strength to reunify the island with the mainland has been the subject of intense policy debate for years. The US government has encouraged this debate, as its policy of “strategic ambivalence” was specifically formulated in order to prevent the need to make any promises that might need to be broken as well as to add an element of uncertainty to the Chinese leadership’s analysis of the situation.
However, it is abundantly clear that for all its posturing and strong words and saber-rattling, there is no chance that the US military will make any serious attempt to defend the independence of Taiwan island or to intervene in Chinese domestic affairs. There are seven reasons for this.
1. The USA will not risk the conclusive loss of its global status in a single throw.
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The main reason is the CCP has spent decades infiltrating, subverting and suborning politicians.... especially Demonrats. Now they OWN the party....and the party stole control of the Fed Gov. They will do exactly what their commie comrades in Beijing tell them to do.....which is to STAND ASIDE when the PLA makes it's move. Taipei must realize this and they MUST be prepared to use nuclear means to punish the CCP. They have no other chance of winning.
ReplyDeleteMUST be prepared to use nuclear means to punish the CCP. They have no other chance of winning.
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Not going to happen. And our nuclear forces have always been defensive in posture. Plus can you even conceive of that being pulled off when our forces are more concerned about pronouns than competence?
Deleteour forces are more concerned about pronouns than competence?
DeleteInsane again.
Thanks for the HT! :)
ReplyDelete& thank you.
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ReplyDeleteLet's go back to 1947.
Toss a few nukes at peking.
Get that chairman moe to re-think his uppity-ness.
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Words have value.
From now on, I call it 'the South Taiwan Sea'.
That will show them!
That'll work.
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