Exactly what I am saying by her not going
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Well, looks like we just showed Taiwan how weak any defense commitments they've made with us actually are.
Pelosi being scared away from Taiwan by mere threats shows that if the CCP decide to go hard for Taiwan, those defense pacts they have with us are probably not even worth the paper they are printed on.
We'll sell Taiwan all sorts of goodies to defend themselves, but actually risking US lives over them...no reason to still think that is likely after this fuck up.
Pelosi being scared away from Taiwan by mere threats shows that if the CCP decide to go hard for Taiwan, those defense pacts they have with us are probably not even worth the paper they are printed on.
We'll sell Taiwan all sorts of goodies to defend themselves, but actually risking US lives over them...no reason to still think that is likely after this fuck up.
Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
If Taiwan has any sense then they'll turn up the charm on Japan (and to a lesser extent, Korea). The JMSDF has one of the most powerful fleets in the world and might now be the only force in the region that could reliably ride to its rescue.
Typhonis
Well-known member
May also want to look at an agreement or treaty with India.
Ixian
Well-known member
Jay Inslee becoming President would be a disaster. He basically runs Washington as his own personal dictatorship, the legislative body is basically a rubber stamp.
I shudder to think what that man would do with the office of the presidency.
Even Ceasor feared the Mob. I think a lot of politicians believe they are absolutely untouchable, which within the safety net of our modern society they pretty much.
Of course they are in the middle of destroying that safety net, and they are going to have very surprised looks on their faces when their security forces join the mobs at their gates. Much like I imagine the Romanovs or Bourbons had when that moment came.
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LordsFire
Internet Wizard
The Chinese have until the first week of November to act in the current political environment. 3 months and 1 week to decide if they think they can take Taiwan or not.
One of the saddest things about this, is that if Pelosi just hadn't had Taiwan on her visit list in the first place, it literally would not have mattered.
Ixian
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She should just go. She announced it, and backing down to the CCP looks weak. Especially because they absolutely won't shoot down her plane, fighter escorts or no.
The US may be stumbling, but it hasn't fallen from its position of global hyperpower yet, and China would simply cease to exist if the US military turned its full might against them.
Terthna
Professional Lurker
They'd cease to exist in short order if we simply stopped sending them money, and protecting their shipping. That we haven't even threatened to do so just shows how utterly compromised our so-called leaders are.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
I keep getting conflicting reports she changed her mind or she's actually going.
Either she looks like a coward or the chi coma have to handle her either way I win.
49ersfootball
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Howdy from the Alamo City Sietch family.
Check this article out from Business Week on conservatives aggressively pushing to make the US a conservative country in all 50 states:
Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution. And they're willing to play the long game to win.
Check this article out from Business Week on conservatives aggressively pushing to make the US a conservative country in all 50 states:
Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution. And they're willing to play the long game to win.
Bigking321
Well-known member
Hmm...
People have been trying to get a convention to happen for decades.
I wish them the best. D.c. has massively overstepped its authority for a looooong time. The federal government desperately needs to be pruned back to its more limited form and power returned to the states.
People have been trying to get a convention to happen for decades.
I wish them the best. D.c. has massively overstepped its authority for a looooong time. The federal government desperately needs to be pruned back to its more limited form and power returned to the states.
A convention is unlikely, but lets face facts the democrats haven't respected the consitution for a very long time.
Ixian
Well-known member
Finally, this administration does something right.
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From this article it looks like one aircraft carrier, and three other surface warships.
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U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei
Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit the island.
www.reuters.com
Even if a Convention happens, if what comes out is too extreme, it'll never pass through the ratification process with the states.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
There she blows.