SE Hoya Containment Thread (aka Politics)
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Any thoughts on the Yemen situation?
Maybe instead of bombing them, the US should get Israel to stop with Gaza.
so reward them for attacking our ships? nah.
how about...
I did agree with bombing them at a time.
Now the problem can be solved with diplomacy though. This would cost everyone involved less money! Those US ships intercepting those missiles are doing the correct thing no argument there. Those intercepts cost a **** ton though.
And why escalate with Iran? Does the US want to bomb Iran? Seems a little much.
The Israel/Gaza thing doesn't need to go on any longer so if that solves it then isn't that the best solution?
I don’t think the US is willing to escalate with the Middle East cuz the fiasco it evolves into would be most bad indeed. Saber rattling with iran has existed for 50 years now
If I’m going to pick one thing biden has done that is truly alarming it’s gonna be denouncing and refusing to recognizing Taiwan’s election. That seems….bad
I don’t think the US is willing to escalate with the Middle East cuz the fiasco it evolves into would be most bad indeed. Saber rattling with iran has existed for 50 years now
If I’m going to pick one thing biden has done that is truly alarming it’s gonna be denouncing and refusing to recognizing Taiwan’s election. That seems….bad
Saber Rattling with Iran has existed for 50 years, but the One China policy has only existed for 45, so it's got a few more before it's normal I guess.
We absolutely recognize Taiwan, in every way we always have, and we also completely refuse to recognize Taiwan, in every way we always have, because global politics is stupid as all hell.
In case you would ever need proof, the top two trading partners with Taiwan are...China and the US. It's all theater.
so is domestic politics, br0
yeah regarding taiwan, there's this streamer guy i watch on unrelated topics, but since he's american living in taiwan someone asked him about whatever the current hullabaloo in yank news was (this was a few months ago), and he was like real talk nothing has really changed since the 70s, and i don't really expect anything to change. it's all dumb political theater
I dunno what's gonna happen with Taiwan.
If one day we learn the ships are landing on Taiwan then is the USA really going to enter into WW3?
Is China willing to risk that? Cause I'm sure they know they'd lose in an all out war against the States.
We haven't won a war since ww2
chilltown, i can sleep easy at night knowing you're on the case
thank you for your service
Np I'm sure all the world leaders read my posts too so I am out here making global policy!
If one day we learn the ships are landing on Taiwan then is the USA really going to enter into WW3?
Well, ideally, we'd know those ships are on their way and move carriers to discourage that.
Is China willing to risk that? Cause I'm sure they know they'd lose in an all out war against the States.
No one wins WW3, thats why it tends not to happen.
yeah in all seriousness
if china and the usa went to war, the entire global economy would grind to a halt
widespread famine
shortage of goods - basically no medicine or computer chips for anyone
very few countries are self sufficient - if the global marketplace shuts down as it would, it'd be a global catastrophe
If the mcdonald's supply chain is shattered, can anything else survive this Fataclysm?
Well, ideally, we'd know those ships are on their way and move carriers to discourage that.
No one wins WW3, thats why it tends not to happen.
So going back to the first point.
What if this happen and China sails on.
If China goes all in saying "we're taking Taiwan and if you want to start WW3 then fire the first shot at us".
I kind of feel like the US backs off and maybe goes "oh well regime change time in Iran then".
This **** could happen. Russia threatened Ukraine for years and it ended up happening. It's all China ever talks about.
Earlier this week, when asked by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade if the Republican Party was racist, Ms Haley responded with a broader point: "We're not a racist country, Brian. We've never been a racist country," she said.
Lol Nikki Haley, nice quote.
Immediate Trump endorsement even though he’d cruise to re-election regardless.
Update = coward.
It's incredible that Trump can insult all these people so harshly, including their significant others, and they still kneel and kiss the ring every time
abusing how these freaks are all the most pathetic losers ever is one of the only good things about that guy
