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1. Taiwan needs our weapons even more now that the US couldn't force Iran to open a shipping lane. Who still

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 12:48 PM

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believes Trump would actually attack China if they invade Taiwan? China can invade Taiwan and block the shipping lanes around it with impunity.

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