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23. Hear! Hear! China would just keep going into other nations as well. n/t

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Mon May 23, 2022, 10:56 AM

May 2022

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Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan [View all] Eugene May 2022 OP

Good Polybius May 2022 #1

I'm no expert... myohmy2 May 2022 #2

Texas & Washington are the same country; Taiwan is independent regardless of semantics. oldsoftie May 2022 #7

given your analogy...are you saying that Taiwan is part of china? nt Javaman May 2022 #8

Republicans have made that argument with Russia and Ukraine IronLionZion May 2022 #12

Wow, that was strong rhetoric. I would rather wrestle Russia 10 times over than Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #3

China's economy relies heavily PatSeg May 2022 #9

You may disagree, but I think you greatly undervalue their will to control Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

Good points PatSeg May 2022 #14

Taiwan is incredibly important, not just "one island" 867-5309. May 2022 #18

Thanks, I didn't realize that PatSeg May 2022 #21

No problem! 867-5309. May 2022 #31

china .... catsudon May 2022 #17

I just wonder how we would go about that. Chainfire May 2022 #4

last time i checked catsudon May 2022 #20

I strongly disagree with that intention and that statement. David__77 May 2022 #5

utter BS. stopdiggin May 2022 #6

Wtf? This was shocking news to see this morning. Politicub May 2022 #11

Kind of a slap to the face for our NATO allies. Lancero May 2022 #13

Are NATO allies asking us to become involved militarily? 867-5309. May 2022 #16

quite right. a complete and total misreading of the situation stopdiggin May 2022 #33

so .. advocating that we reopen the Korean conflict? stopdiggin May 2022 #34

If it comes about... OneCrazyDiamond May 2022 #15

This feels like the "Putin must go" comment 867-5309. May 2022 #19

I disagree. This is not a misstep. Better to show our part of our hand and let China make the TeamProg May 2022 #26

But it was immediately walked back 867-5309. May 2022 #29

Where? Please link. TeamProg May 2022 #30

That has been walked back since as reported on Bloomberg, where it was clarified to mean supply JohnSJ May 2022 #22

Hear! Hear! China would just keep going into other nations as well. n/t TeamProg May 2022 #23

Open mouth, insert foot. olddad65 May 2022 #24

For those who don't know the major reason why. Justice matters. May 2022 #25

A good overview, but there are several geardaddy May 2022 #39

Good The Mouth May 2022 #27

I agree and so is Russia. rockfordfile May 2022 #32

I don't see how anyone can be surprised by this ripcord May 2022 #28

true. but it's also 100% clear that the U.S. has been 'hedging' stopdiggin May 2022 #35

How many aircraft carriers are we prepared to lose? NickB79 May 2022 #36

We've already sent the US Navy up the Taiwan Strait geardaddy May 2022 #37

The US Navy regularly sails through the Taiwan Strait geardaddy May 2022 #38