Posted on Feb 1, 2021
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We have seen is coming for the last 10 years. China is now building its 4th aircraft Carrier. In my opinion, they want to confront or spoil a counter-attack by the United States by placing 4 aircraft carriers as a screen to keep us out while Taiwan uses its 800 javelin missiles and its older M-60 A3 tanks and other weaponry to stall the people's Republic of China's forces on the beach and in the interior while we mobilize and hopefully come to their aid. If we do not, we will let Taiwan go down in history to defeat. At the end of WW2, Mainland China was Nationalist and its military was strong from US advisors training whole Chinese Nationalist Divisions in preparation to defeat the Japanese. After the war ended, The Nationalist Armies were slowly defeated by the Communists and Former General/Secretary George Marshall hated Chang Kai Shek and he did not support the Nationalists with additional arms and ammunition while Russia was giving captured Japanese weapons and ammunition to Mao Tse Tung's Army causing the Nationalists to retreat to Taiwan by 1949.

In my book, climate change is not the biggest fear but the invasion of Taiwan which will result in climate change of 20 years of global cooling if we have a limited nuclear war. National Geographic published a story 11 years ago on this exact subject discussing how the climate would be cooled by a limited nuclear war between India and China. I have been commenting for 2 years here to forget about climate change, it will come to bite us in the behind if we get into a limited nuclear war. Taiwan also bought new F-16s and as many torpedoes they could get their hands on from Foreign Military Sales.

We had a Defense Treaty with Taiwan that expired in 1980. The PRC just took back Hong Kong, I think they will be emboldened by our internal strife from the moment George Floyd died and the cities surrendered to the leftist protests/riots and now the strife from the insurrection of the fringe right group on the Capitol. The impeachment of Former POTUS Trump may be on your minds but remember that China likes our infighting. I hope President Biden sends a show of force like past Presidents have done. Remember, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam during the tenure of the weak Ford Administration recovering from the Watergate scandal and POTUS Nixon's resignation. My Social Worker Mother spent 3 weeks at Camp Pendleton helping resettle refugees after the fall of Saigon. We do not want a President Obama Faux line in the Sand. We will also find out if Tony Bobulinksi was right. 108 Abrams M1A2 tanks are on order but it will be about 17-25 tanks a year to Taiwan. Hopefully, POTUS does not interfere with the FMS.
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SPC Brian Jones
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With the current administration I doubt much would be done. I also think the masses will agree with no action taken. We have been in active combat since 1990-91 most people are tired of seeing their brothers, sisters, and kids coming home in coffins or disfigured.
If we were to commit to something like this, I feel, would be based on the defense companies pushing the lawmakers (in their pockets) to do so.
Please don't get me wrong, I think we should help them all the way. Same with Israel v/s Iran.
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SGT Mustafa Stokely
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I do not think any Chinese carriers present a serious threat to US forces, as they are highly vulnerable and severely substandard to current US carriers. Most importantly, China will not want to risk losing their carriers, due to their symbolism, and will instead use their air forces and countless missiles to keep US forces and carriers at bay.

While the US carriers maybe kept at bay through such application of countless missiles, I would imagine that the US response would largely be based on lthe use of heavy bombers like the B52, B1, and B2 bombers, and myriads of cruise missiles. (If I had to guess, I think we would also go after their carriers, whether they deploy them or not!)

On the question of would the US risk a greater war by helping Taiwan, I think the answer is an unqualified yes... Part of the reason would be to disrupt China's economy and economic activities across the globe.
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A1C Eloe Gile
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Okay I’m not sure how much you actually know about anything because you mentioned the “ fringe right “.
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