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JBTaurus83

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4. I'm not sure what we could really do

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:09 PM

Dec 31

If China makes a move. We like to pick on third world nations that cannot defend themselves. The American people would never accept thousands of American deaths and trillions in more debt for a war over Taiwan.

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Xi Jinping vows to reunify China and Taiwan in New Year's Eve speech [View all] Eugene Dec 31 OP

I fear it's going to get really ugly this next year. Hope I am wrong. flying_wahini Dec 31 #1

What could possible go wrong? vapor2 Dec 31 #2

The US and EU need to increase funding for Taiwan's military. Make the island nation an impregnable fortress... wcmagumba Dec 31 #3

I'm not sure what we could really do JBTaurus83 Dec 31 #4

Big Lie about Chinese history. Taiwan was free of China for centuries. it was controlled by Chinese pirates, then by the eppur_se_muova Dec 31 #5