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2005-08-25 China-Japan-Koreas

China-Russian War Games Simulate Naval Blockade

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Posted by Gromoting Ulavimp4729 2005-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think China would most likely engage in a "pre-blockade" action to see how the US reacts. If US CVBGs are ordered to rush into the area, China will have, in their minds, the best excuse in the world to move actual invasion forces to the coast for months of "demonstrations" and "wargames" aka sabre rattling against Taiwan.

At least that is what I think they will do. What they will actually do, I haven't the foggiest.

It is far more likely that China can wait for a "friendly" US government before moving on Taiwan, say 2009, just in time for all the Kilos to be deployed.

Posted by badanov 2005-08-25 00:51|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2005-08-25 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 "Friendly government" is right, as ole' Bill Clinton during the 1990's treated TAIWAN as PERSONA NON GRATA. basically affirming that iff any US-China war broke o'er Taiwan, and nuke war was realistic, Taiwan was per se expendable, at least for Demokratic Clintonistas. Dare be the same for "America wins=losses", Der Waffen Marx/StalinFrauz Hillaristas!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-08-25 04:32|| 2005-08-25 04:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The irony is that a "friendly government" in this country would make conflict with the PRC more likely.

Just look at our history--we sent the signal that S.Korea was not in our defense perimeter and it was invaded by NK. In '90, Saddam got the idea that we would acquiesce to his invasion of Kuwait.

In both cases, we ended up having to fight a war.

We'd be better off being firm in both word and deed. Unfortunately, our political leadership often tends to have a short memory.

Posted by dushan 2005-08-25 11:55|| 2005-08-25 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Simulate is the right word.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-25 19:39|| 2005-08-25 19:39|| Front Page Top

#5 guess the simulation showed the rescue efforts for the sailors on their sunk ships?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-25 20:14|| 2005-08-25 20:14|| Front Page Top

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