China Threatens to Nuke the US

Off Topic Politics & World Issues
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[quote]jawara wrote:
Taiwan doesn’t want to be a part of China. Because China sucks. The US didn’t want to be a part of England because back then, England sucked. The way I see it if Taiwan wants to be free of the Chinese more power to them, and I would gladly help in there fight.[/quote]

England was a little fricken island and the Pilgrims were drunk insubordinate bastards who first landed in Plymouth cause they ran out of beer.

Taiwan is a little fricken country surrounded by a very very very very very large fricken country thats poor as piss in most areas and have many nuclear weapons. Your kids favorite teddy bear was probabaly made in Taiwan. The computer screen youre reading this on was probably made in China.

I mean no offense to you or to England or anyone in those comments, but these are VASTLY different scenarios. Yea, Im a Democrat and believe if someone wants to be soverign they should, but this is a case where I dont believe we can help any.

In your first statment, it was a pretty fair fight in the end. Red coats Vs. Continental Army. Taiwan Vs. China? Thats like Mike Tyson Vs. Steve Eurkel. Dont bother calling the medics, call the coroner.

My $0.02

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[quote]hedo wrote:
China will not use a nuke against the US. To do so would be suicide. They may have a capable ICBM force but it would be destroyed in place. The US has thousands of accurate nuclear weapons that would devestate the Chinese mainland vs. hundreds they may or may not have. They understand MAD. We would survive, they would not.

From an economic standpoint China cannot challenge the US at Sea. We can defeat them or blockade them at will. They know it and will not fuck with us just to find out. We are overwhelming at Sea. Above or below it. Nobody is dumb enough to try us. Not even the Chinese. In 20 years, if current trends continue, they may have parity.

Taiwan is our protectorate. If they decide to join the mainland we will support them. If they are invaded we will defend them. Because we have stated this they are off limits to the Chinese communists.[/quote]

The most sound voice of reason yet.

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Here is part of a letter that Rep. Tom Tancredo (R, CO) sent to the Chinese ambassador to the U.S. on July 14, 2005:

http://tancredo.house.gov/pressers/0714zhou%20letter2.htm

[quote]
Mr. Zhou Wenzhong
Ambassador
Embassy of the People?s Republic of China

2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Room 110
Washington D.C. 20007

Mr. Zhou

I was outraged to read comments made by Major General Zhu Chenghu of the People’s Liberation Army warning Americans to “be prepared” for the destruction of “hundreds. . . of [American] cities” by Chinese nuclear weapons. For a senior government official to exhibit such tremendous stupidity by making such a brazen threat is hardly characteristic of a modern nation ? particularly one planning to host the Olympic Games.

Mr. Zhou, these statements have done considerable damage to an already strained U.S.-China relationship. To avoid further damage, your government must immediately condemn and disavow Mr. Zhu?s delusional statements, dismiss him from his position with the government and issue a formal apology to the American people - who in many respects are responsible for China’s recent economic growth.

Regards,
Tom Tancredo, M.C.[/quote]

Here is his quote on a radio interview the very next day:

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3934448,00.html

[quote]Campbell asked Tancredo how the country should respond if terrorists were to strike several U.S. cities with nuclear weapons.

“Well, what if you said something like - if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites,” Tancredo answered.

“You’re talking about bombing Mecca,” Campbell said.

“Yeah,” Tancredo responded. [/quote]

Is he a hypocrit? Should our government, in his own words, immediately condemn and disavow Mr. Tancredo’s delusional statements, dismiss him from his position with the government and issue a formal apology to the people of Islam?