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Originally posted by TKDRL
Depends..... If anyone tries to invade us now? They would be defeated easily. Wait a few more years, maybe liberals will have won, and got rid of our individual right to have fire arms.
Originally posted by Hefficide
The prospect of war between the US and China would be superfluous as it would be like one branch of a bank attacking one of their sister branches. This is a chaning world and we might as well get used to the term Chimerica because it is most likely what the future holds for us.
Having said that? War is an ever evolving thing... what we did to Iran with Stuxnet China could probably do to us. They also outnumber us. On the other hand... a volunteer armed force tends to fight much more fiercely than a conscripted force.
But as long as their are McDonalds in Bejing and most of our deficit being owed to China? Well if we were people and not nations they'd call us a married couple.
~Heff
Originally posted by jazzguy
as someone once said, make your peace with russia and china cause they will be the ones to liberate you from your government. coming soon
Originally posted by TKDRL
Depends..... If anyone tries to invade us now? They would be defeated easily. Wait a few more years, maybe liberals will have won, and got rid of our individual right to have fire arms.
Originally posted by Bodhi7
reply to post by jazzguy
Meh, couldn't be too much worse if that happened. I have some friends in China as part of a program to teach english and they say it's not even close to how it's described in the US and that they like it better.
Originally posted by Sablicious
Former [Australian] Prime Minister Paul Keating has warned that the United States cannot expect to win a war against China on the Asian mainland, in a major speech calling for the US and Australia to adjust to a rising China.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by Sablicious
"A war with China on the mainland would be about impossible. Even with the technology gap that exists between the armed forces of both countries, China has the superiority when it comes to troops. 200 million man in reserves alone excluding their active duty military."
An army moves on its belly, 'food' and if it was to be won it would be won in the first month as supplies were removed from the equation. As food and supplies diminish so does the Army's effectiveness.
A possible nuclear attack could only very limited, that is to say, only one or two targets each. Full scale nuclear attack would spell doom to the entire world. They know it, we know it, everyone knows it. There would be no winners or loosers, because everyone would be dead or dying.
I suppose lets hope this 2012 awakening thing has something to it, or it's possible that if not, doom rests on our own shoulders.
Originally posted by la2
reply to post by Domo1
Not to scare anyone, but think of it this way, the cold war lasted 45 years, China has been quietly working away for all that time, with no wars, no unrest, and has been so secretive, suddenly now becoming the economic engine of the globe.
A war with China would be a totally different experience to what the US will be used to, and throw Russia into the mix, would anyone really want to go against that?
Originally posted by thatonedude
reply to post by Sablicious
are pissed at America for the opium wars they are just now learning about in school, not to mention our debt crisis.So much anti American sentiment being taught there these days.
Remember, these will be the rulers of China and one day we'll have to deal with them.
A possible nuclear attack could only very limited, that is to say, only one or two targets each. Full scale nuclear attack would spell doom to the entire world. They know it, we know it, everyone knows it. There would be no winners or loosers, because everyone would be dead or dying.
Thought you were dropping some post 1960's knowledge here.