All of the stupid American exceptionalism will eventually start coming to an end, the moment when a credible strike finally reaches the shores of the USA, whether it’s a heavy missile strike or a nuke or a surprise invasion because the USA is in that such denial and in such levels of moral and mental decline that the moment someone touches them for real, they will not react in a unite the nation against a common threat sort of attitude but a run for the hills and scatter like chickens to the local bunker (even their elites will react this way because none of them have ever tasted real war before, like a marine on the ground). Of course not advocating this but simply stating that at the core, the USA has truly lost its spark or its soul and is simply waiting for its demise. I mean look at how everything from infrastructure, society and government is declining in such way never seen before. All of its leaders are either too old or simply too racist and stupid to know what to do and all of its smart members are sidelined and made to bear witness to the chaos without having any ability to change anything
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manqiangrexue
Brigadier
Here you go, raging manchild:
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But it seems to me a system based on estimating revenues leaves some leeway/wiggle room? What types of businesses does this practice apply to? It's fine, a few % in revenue from smaller businesses isn't all that important though. Just roughly getting without pressing them too hard is totally OK.
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This is what you answered when asked who's going to pay for the blood and resources. You didn't answer that you did not advocate military intervention; you answered this to imply that you can accept a toned down reponse to just (useless) sanctions if spilling blood and burning treasure were too much.
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But it seems to me a system based on estimating revenues leaves some leeway/wiggle room? What types of businesses does this practice apply to? It's fine, a few % in revenue from smaller businesses isn't all that important though. Just roughly getting without pressing them too hard is totally OK.
www.sinodefenceforum.com
Again, you put the military option on the table, twice, because enforcing a 2 state solution can only be done with force.
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But it seems to me a system based on estimating revenues leaves some leeway/wiggle room? What types of businesses does this practice apply to? It's fine, a few % in revenue from smaller businesses isn't all that important though. Just roughly getting without pressing them too hard is totally OK.
www.sinodefenceforum.com
You ask why we tolerate it. Which means that we shouldn't tolerate it. How do you not tolerate it? You stop it. So you were either too stupid to realize that sanctions won't stop Israel (in which case you'd have to tolerate it nonetheless) or you were implying that in order to "not tolerate it," you would escalate to military intervention.
AKA being a manchild...
OK, I'll put your own words back in your mouth.
... Right now, I don't see how they can survive and keep their land. They didn't prepare for this conflict and there are no forces in the world that can save them. Muslim countries are too scattered to band together against Israel. As things are going, they will probably lose their land and survive as refugees across the world.
A politician with the right priorities in mind, folks. Forget fixing the waste in the department of "defense", you have to keep happy the companies that will charge Uncle Sam 50,000 dollars for a stupid toilet.
US politicians:
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FriedRiceNSpice
Captain
I think reducing MIC corruption and inefficiencies and following a more rational procurement strategy would go much further than pumping more dollars in. But of course, to do so would antagonize a large segment of their own power base. I'd daresay at most half of US military spending is actually about enhancing military capabilities.
Those overengineering cars got US involved in Mideast and let to rise of Japan who is now key player in Boeing. and it is the same logic that applies to much faster deeper dependence on Mexico. Neither Gulf Arabs nor Israelis buy US made automobiles and that is object failure. Even Afghans could maintain Soviet cars on mass scale as they used it as taxi.
These vehicles were designed for dirt roads with much narrower and shorter body. I would think this dirt roads helped in climate. much less heat generation. Even today the vehicles that sell well have that narrow body, shorter wheel base, (make snow tires cheaper) and high ground clearance with manual transmission. fundamental objective did not change. These vehicles are cheaper to repair as they dont have electronics in body or windshield.
Is all about politicking, worthless emotions, the money and the votes. Is never about cutting fat or even using diplomacy as a tool to solve issues. A good decent diplomat it maybe could save D.C. billions of wasted dollars. Crazy idea I know.
That senator proposal is to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP
China should never rule out increased defenses for Palestine either. It's nowhere near a foregone conclusion that they lose. There's already a decent diaspora, there's people in the west bank. There's Arab Israeli citizens. Israel does not have the ability or even plans to get rid of all native semites within at least 10 years. Worries that Palestine will become like truly successfully genocided people are for now unfounded.
The way I see it, China needs to humble the Arabs first. Arabs have shamefully allowed themselves to be colonized. They must reverse their mentality, otherwise, any significant boons to the Palestinian cause will be wasted by people who don't have the willpower to fight.
But whenever the situation presents wherein China can inflict maximum pain on America through tough action on Israel, Beijing should not hesitate to execute it. The whole reason China is involved in the ME to begin with is to curtail American threat, not stop locals from attacking other locals. The Arab cause simply aligns as the one that is most useful right now.
Quote the whole post rather than truncate it for your agenda. I stated that even a symbolic action is better than just offering thoughts and prayers. Just like how No First Use is completely unenforceable but is still foundational to China's development of conventionally tipped ICBM.
Again, cutting out context. I even describe the questions as rhetorical because of PRC's non-interference policy. The CPC will not commit to any of the things I listed.
No, military force is not the only way to exert pressure to get what you want. Unrestricted Warfare was written explicitly for that reason. The current SCS gray zone actions is evidence that you can impose your will upon other nations without escalating immediately to shooting.
Ad hominem? Really?
Realpolitik has its place but are you really suggesting that morality and ethics should have no place in international relations? Is a system that functions strictly on ruthless pragmatism the best or even the most desirable?
Quoting a tailored except of what I said is no better.
I posted this vid by a Muslim geopolitical analyst earlier.
Can you dispute what he says?
supercat
Major
Hopefully, this is the last hurrah of both Nikki Hailey and the US empire.
I'm shocked, shocked that the vast majority of British media's report about China is negative!
This is unmitigated gaslighting. The DPP stoops to violence once they became the minority at the Legislative Yuan. The current street "protests" organized by the DPP will degenerate into riots just like the "Sunflower movement". So actually, the DPP is the anti-democracy one.
I'm posting this article here for entertainment and posterity. The moronic author obviously lives in a parallel universe in the 1990s.
I'm shocked, shocked that the vast majority of British media's report about China is negative!
This is unmitigated gaslighting. The DPP stoops to violence once they became the minority at the Legislative Yuan. The current street "protests" organized by the DPP will degenerate into riots just like the "Sunflower movement". So actually, the DPP is the anti-democracy one.
I'm posting this article here for entertainment and posterity. The moronic author obviously lives in a parallel universe in the 1990s.
The reality about China's innovation:
More humans and animals just found out why Americans don't have free healthcare.