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The number of opportunities they have to actually pull it off are so few and far between just from demographics, geography, and meteorology alone, that you can count with two hands the exact number of days between now and when the window will basically close permanently when they could even hypothetically make an attempt at it without cursing their entire invasion force to the bottom of the sea before they even encounter a defensive line.
Not to mention the rumours that Taiwan has developed a non-nuclear MAD doctrine which would allow them to instantly turn 400,000,000 Chinese citizens into refugees by blowing the 3 gorges dam. A scenario that would require China to turn any deployed forces right around to institute martial law.
Their best bets are;
a) when Trump is convicted
b) when Trump wins
c) when Trump loses
All three of those provide a large enough window where the US will be too busy to stop them
While it’s not telling what the US will do afterwards the question is would they rather have a defensive or offensive position
How about you try to prove a positive instead of asking for a source to prove something isn't going to happen, debatelord
True, you can't prove a negative, but at the same time that person made a firm statement, so someone else's totally in the right to ask for citation to backup what they said.
They could have supplied quotes from Chinese leaders stating that they were never going to invade, etc.
Anyone who asks someone to prove a prediction is categorically an idiot
Nobody asked for "proof of a prediction", but to back up their opinions that they are expressing as facts with some actual facts.
U.S. top millitary advisor mark milly
source: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DrfQik/
Oh yes, the U.S. military... pretty much the last people in the world you should trust.
Element of truth to that wild comment, so I'll let it pass.
Let us know by what time you think China will invade Taiwan.
When that year comes and the invasion doesn't happen, either admit you're wrong or double-down.
he said source.
as in, reason us why? china has clearly expressed this desire over Taiwan, why wouldn't it invade ever at all on a timeline?
I don't care what he said.
How much time needs to pass before you admit you're wrong?
then shut the fuck up you unanswering cunt. lmfao what arrogance
these reditgrants are sure pain in the ass.
i just asked for proof and they started blabbing. at the same time these hypocrites also dislike religions.
Joined 4 months ago.
lol you joined less than 3 months ago.
But except for you, I'm not calling people out for their account age.
you just said i joined 4 months ago though
Yes. Glad you have some reading comprehension. You have just a bit more to go to get the point.
Generally speaking, you should consider that some of them are actually bots/shills sowing unrest to shape a narrative.
Okay. 10 years. 20? How much time needs to pass before you admit when you're wrong?
When do you think China is going to invade Taiwan? 1000 years from now? Lol.
so you admit China will invade?
While they been talking about it for a long time, true, what's change is that in recent times they've been building up their military forces a lot, and doing very political/military moves in the waters between them. They're definitely ramping up on their actions and/or responses, signaling, probing. And this is new.
How far that escalation goes, nobody knows, but usually if somebody says they're going to do something, you should take them at their word that they're going to do what they said they were going to do, at some point in time.
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What's wrong with you?
I'm allergic to bullshit
Sick burn!
Alright. Let me know when China invades Taiwan and then I can admit when I'm wrong.
When that happens, we'll all be worrying about other very more important things than your fragile ego, to take the time to let you know.
Right. I won't hold my breath.
Ditto.
Wow, you didn't just move the goal posts, you shipped them cross state.
And that ratio, yikes!
Dang, you're really dedicated to this.
Lol, gonna block you now. Getting annoying seeing you reply to all my posts.
Do you really lack self-awareness? lol
I really think they do - looking at their comment history (after they commented on one of mine) Im not sure if they are trump-level clueless or a troll... think they are the most downvoted user I've seen on here.
The guy replied to say he's blocking me.. OH NO.
Anyway.
I don't click on people's profiles then respond to all their posts, lol.
Gonna block you too, though. Thanks for the reply.
Pathetic.
There's this thing, it's called, "scrolling down", when reading a conversation topic.
Nice attempt to 'Kill the Messenger' though.
It's called normal scrolling, and seeing your next comment.
Actually, this is not the first time you told me you were blocking me. Please try to get it right this time.
If you can't handle disagreement with your opinions, move on, or stick your head in the sand, aka block.
Oh no, how dare they start a vicious campaign of... replying to your comments.
Yeah, some would call that harassment.
I'm gonna block you now too. Thanks.
Ok, thanks!
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By 2080 either China will invade Taiwan or have a completely different government. There is no way the CCP doesn't invade Taiwan by then
I predict that by the time I'm dead and no one can tell me I was wrong...
Cool. I guess most of us will be dead by then, so we never really get to see if you're right or wrong.
Great argument.
Argument?