• TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Taiwan’s foremost defense analyst said a successful takeover by Beijing would turn the island into “China’s Hawaii,” giving the Chinese military the ability to strike at the U.S. West Coast.

    Bullshit. Hawaii is in the middle of the Pacific, and Taiwan is barely off the coast of China.

      • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        "Let's try making the American public fear a nuclear attack."

        "But wouldn't a basic familiarity with geography undermine that approach?"

        "...Yeah I wouldn't worry about it."