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IronLionZion

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19. If they think the US is weakened by 20 years of a war on fear

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 05:56 PM

Oct 2021

they might be right. I doubt we have the appetite to stop China or Russia's expansion plans with military force, just economic sanctions. But in that case, we're going to wish we didn't make everything in China.

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China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2021 OP

They probable waited to see if their comrades, the repukes, would weaken the US further with a debt yaesu Oct 2021 #1

What a coincidence the Chinese J-16 Strike Fighter looks so much like the U.S. F-18 Hornet Submariner Oct 2021 #2

Well they do have a history of doing it but to be fair there are only so many ways to design cstanleytech Oct 2021 #7

In this case it is a rip off of the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker EX500rider Oct 2021 #15

Good find! Lasher Oct 2021 #20

Bejing has wanted Taiwan back ever since Chiang separated it after 1949. DFW Oct 2021 #3

I think you are right on the money about this. HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #5

naw. I don't fear for Taiwan. Roc2020 Oct 2021 #11

The repercussion would include an united international condemnation of China and Martin68 Oct 2021 #9

The US/UK had a lot of international condemnation for the Iraq war, but that didn't really do much Sapient Donkey Oct 2021 #22

China has big plans that include developing allies and partners who are reliant on their largesse. Martin68 Oct 2021 #26

Maybe I am too cynical or something Sapient Donkey Oct 2021 #27

I agree 100% with your last two sentences. A a Chinese dominated world would be an authoritarian, Martin68 Oct 2021 #33

Lit up their air defenses, about it, "The incursions did not violate Taiwan's sovereign airspace" Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2021 #4

The bright side of the rising South China Sea level due to climate change. Marcuse Oct 2021 #6

I'm just waiting for a huge cyclone to hit those "islands." Martin68 Oct 2021 #10

Not a problem - just add more layers of concrete. China has plenty of it. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2021 #18

Ha! QUAD is working. BlueWavePsych Oct 2021 #8

The PLA fighter planes aren't allowed to carry external fuel tanks. Crowman2009 Oct 2021 #12

Um, if they have enough fuel to fly near Taiwan and then back... bluewater Oct 2021 #13

Chinese pilot defections . . . AverageOldGuy Oct 2021 #14

Does that mean there have been no pilot defections since 1990? bluewater Oct 2021 #17

History rhymes soryang Oct 2021 #16

:) Much smaller and more crowded planet, colonialism defunct, Hortensis Oct 2021 #30

The US is still looking for more stepping stones in Asia nt soryang Oct 2021 #32

If they think the US is weakened by 20 years of a war on fear IronLionZion Oct 2021 #19

exactly. They have all the manufacturing we used to have. Corporations moved it all over for $$. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #21

Sanctions against China would screw our own economy and consumers IronLionZion Oct 2021 #25

they can produce anything, and quickly. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #28

The same is practice for US war planes .... TomWilm Oct 2021 #23

China seeing how far they can push before we respond. sarcasmo Oct 2021 #24

Exactly. Just like with Crimea... VarryOn Oct 2021 #29

China has a LOT of internal issues Red Mountain Oct 2021 #31