Agree congress needs to remove most of the executive branches authorities regarding foreign policy.I would hope by now the leadership in Washington would be thinking ahead and doing things that might avert another war.
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Agree congress needs to remove most of the executive branches authorities regarding foreign policy.I would hope by now the leadership in Washington would be thinking ahead and doing things that might avert another war.
That won't look good to U.S. allies.Honestly at this point, it might be worth making some concessions on Taiwan for some on North Korea.
I do not believe that there is a way to get reliable commitments on any significant issue from the current regime in China. Perhaps I'm too negative about that, but I just don't see any reason to give them anything in exchange for a promise.Honestly at this point, it might be worth making some concessions on Taiwan for some on North Korea. I mean I think we all agree Taiwan will not be independent forever anyways. And the US citizens wont support a war over Taiwan. The best we could hope for would be to just keep funding and sending weapons to Taiwan in hopes of bleeding China out like Russia/Afghanistan. The problem with that though is China is much more capable and has way more resources than Russia in the 70's/80's. And Taiwan is much smaller and more connected than Afghanistan. So while I think China will end up biting off more than they can chew with an invasion of Taiwan, it's not gonna be something that causes them to lose stability.
But on the flip side, I'm not sure what the US could gain from China in terms of NK. Maybe having them completely stop supplying them and trying to get around sanctions. But China would still find a way I'm sure.
You're right. China has seen clearly that the U.S. is weak. What incentive does China have to make any deals with the United States?I do not believe that there is a way to get reliable commitments on any significant issue from the current regime in China.
I’m more pessimistic, there is little reason at this point to believe anything agreed upon regarding DPRK or the ROC by China would be honored in the long run.I do not believe that there is a way to get reliable commitments on any significant issue from the current regime in China. Perhaps I'm too negative about that, but I just don't see any reason to give them anything in exchange for a promise.
Global Stability, and I dont agree on that the USA is weak ( but it seems like a strategy to lure someone into a trap )You're right. China has seen clearly that the U.S. is weak. What incentive does China have to make any deals with the United States?
The U.S. is acting weak to draw someone into a trap?but it seems like a strategy to lure someone into a trap
That would imply a level of leadership currently absent in the US.The U.S. is acting weak to draw someone into a trap?
Someone like who?Global Stability, and I dont agree on that the USA is weak ( but it seems like a strategy to lure someone into a trap )
I dont agree that the US is weak either. If that was the case, China would have done taken Taiwan. People are making way too big a deal of Afghanistan falling as quick as it did. It was always just a government on paper. Everyone knew that was going to happen. Which is why Obama didnt pull out and why Trump put it off to the 2nd term. I think it's safe to assume Biden is not running for a 2nd term and he didnt care to be the fall man.Global Stability, and I dont agree on that the USA is weak ( but it seems like a strategy to lure someone into a trap )
Russia and its proxies. ( I know China isnt a Russian proxy, but they follow the "Russian plan", to attack and weaken US and its allies by supporting/arming certain groups through their allies )Someone like who?
Yeah excactly, I see afghanistan as another piece to the story about how "weak they have become"I dont agree that the US is weak either. If that was the case, China would have done taken Taiwan. People are making way too big a deal of Afghanistan falling as quick as it did. It was always just a government on paper. Everyone knew that was going to happen. Which is why Obama didnt pull out and why Trump put it off to the 2nd term. I think it's safe to assume Biden is not running for a 2nd term and he didnt care to be the fall man.
As far as China goes, maybe they do think the US is weak. Maybe they are weighing the options. Then again, maybe not. I still think the best option would just be to load the island up (more than it already is) with every conceivable defense that you can, and mine the waters as much as possible. Make China bleed for it. Amphibious landings are not easy. And what good is Taiwan if it's economic center is flattened? Not much...
I agree with this. From a straight military perspective, we have one of the strongest and best trained militaries in global history right now. Even if you eliminate the nuclear triad, we still have conventional forces that make attacking the US a suicide mission for any other nation on the planet.We’re not military weak, we definitely have the ability to defend Taiwan’s independence.