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Just a heads up. Iran did not overwhelm a Patriot battery. Impacts happened where Patriot coverage was NOT present.

Also...Lockheed Martin has announced the 1000th F35 has been produced. How many stealth aircraft has China made...that are actually flying?

Then tell us what reality is like Morpheus.

where's my chef's kiss emoji...? nvmd...here's something

Sure...China could invade the ME...if it wants to eat that turd it can. Go through India? Nah, that ain't gonna work well. Those moves are really just equivalents to 'death by cop'. Australia and the rest of the Pacific Islands...How in the hell is China going to transport the troops to get to...

That's fair. I know I've been there!

False. The only forces required are the Navy and the Air Force. It's all about destroying any combat capability that can project force into Taiwan. Where? Where do we need to go in on the ground? The only place I can possibly think of would be in Taiwan itself to help retake ground if China...

You mean like the recession we're already in? The one that's not really there because the fedgov changed the definition of recession?

Frankly, if I'm the US, and the CCP starts shelling Taiwanese soul, I'd destroy CCP naval infrastructure across the Pacific. Every 'fishing' boat sinks as well.

That's a nice wish for the CCP, but I don't think the have the Command and Training to execute any such campaign. That kind of conflict requires LOADS of discipline and coordination that the CCP and PLA/N just haven't shown the capability of.

We're already course correcting on microchips. The US will have 7 new, large scale, microchip plants begin ops within the next 18 months. They have been under construction for almost 2 years in at least one case. It really doesn't take as long as you think to rebuild manufacturing. Where we...

I would much rather see the CCP collapse all on its own. We need to sever ourselves off from that diseased tree.

and at this point we agree to disagree.

That's my point. Those rail lines will cease to function within the first couple of weeks of conflict. They are too long and too vulnerable.

So...you think that, if war breaks out between China and the US, China's rail would still be able to move across 2 continents?

Those will bring A WHOLE LOT LESS than you think they will. China's silk road extends to the ME and that's about it. It'll make up MAYBE 5% of what they currently get from maritime shipping. Then there's the fun that comes from all those roads have to be protected as well. Good luck with that.

This statement proves to me that you don't understand how badly setup the CCP is right now. I agree that it would suck to be the USA for a while, but a complete maritime shutdown of "Western Taiwan" pretty much guarantees the CCP's economic collapse if not the outright collapse of their...

Only problem....well biggest problem for CCP is in any conflict over 6 months is that it will cause the US to get involved along with all of Taiwan's other allies like Japan, Philippines, etc... China's navy and coastal facilities would likely be targeted by all these parties. In addition, it...

Because Xi needs some way to garner actual support for himself instead of just fear-produced support.

@History Learner re Air Force mutual denial plan: It's what the Air Force wants in order to maintain Status Quo...not destroy enemy and remove them from a threat environment. That's a completely different game plan. It doesn't tell me that we're unable to remove China's Naval Forces and air...