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[plawolf]

this is why I said they're barrier troops. What training? Training the Taiwanese to fight, or else. That is the only training that is valuable under increasing tensions - the training to fight to the death.

Commissars with American characteristics.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Chad Fujian patriotic restaurant owners vs virgin liberal plate scrubbers.

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Move aside Pirate of the Caribean. A new pirate is in town, the Pirate of the Red Sea

 

[Chevalier]

Commissars with American characteristics.

I dare say after the war, no westerner in Asia will ever be safe.

 

[supersnoop]

Broadly: the U.S. is a very wealthy country with very little international exposure (from trade, investment, financial linkages, or otherwise) and said wealth is prophylactic - the U.S. simply does not have noticeable downsides to any foreign policy action or economic shock originating in a foreign country

What about that 70's oil crisis thing?

 

[chgough34]

What about that 70's oil crisis thing?

1. I was referring to the present day
2. Any energy shock is negligible today since the U.S. is a net oil exporter
3. The U.S. is much wealthier than it was in the 1970s

 

[supersnoop]

I don't think a military officer will be allowed to just buy a ticket and get on the boat.

He is a political refugee fleeing from oppression behind the Green Curtain. We should celebrate his bravery.

I don't think we should celebrate stupid acts...
Allegedly he did this because he was having relationship problems.

I'm more impressed with this guy's plans, even if he did it for the money

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Why can't a military officer be allowed to buy a ticket? I don't personally know, but do they have any checks for these kinds of things?

 

[supersnoop]

1. I was referring to the present day
2. Any energy shock is negligible today since the U.S. is a net oil exporter
3. The U.S. is much wealthier than it was in the 1970s

1. Doesn't mean it can never happen again
2. OK, agreed for the most part...
3. The wealth is on paper. War effects are not something predictable.

 

[plawolf]

Broadly: the U.S. is a very wealthy country with very little international exposure (from trade, investment, financial linkages, or otherwise) and said wealth is prophylactic - the U.S. simply does not have noticeable downsides to any foreign policy action or economic shock originating in a foreign country

It’s impressive how much blatantly wrong claims you have managed to make in such a short paragraph.

 

[Phead128]

I have become numb to this kind of thing. The leadership will always only repeat those useless words. Do they really fear that war will expose the weakness of the army?

The public cannot always support policies that lack hope.Political legitimacy is not a property that can be squandered at will.
The true hawks in China still lack influence. Those "nationalists" only focus on ancient costumes and engage in ridiculous cosplay of ancient costumes.
Strekov is a dangerous opportunist, but we don't even have such people.
We have always been taught to believe in the leadership and decisions of the higher ups, but now they still cannot demonstrate a clear determination to uphold national unity.
The leaders who dared to make great decisions and take the initiative to fight for national security are no longer alive, and now only ordinary people lead us.

Welcome to the real world, where you can't take any politicians (Western or Chinese) too seriously, or else you will be disappointed. Heck, we will be in WW3 already if we took every slight over Taiwan too seriously, but the clear redlines 1) no nukes, 2) no US bases, 3) no formal independence are the main one to worry about. Everything else is a distraction, like Pelosi visit, trainers, arms sales, etc..