What Should the US do if/when China Invades Taiwan?

[patience0830]

Bacon and none of the above were not options.

Sink every scintilla of their Bluewater navy.

 

[manifest destiny]

Yet folks keep buying from them...more and more

Aren't most of our choices forced? It's nearly impossible to not buy foreign, Chinese particularly.

 

[Colt556]

Send it Hard! We’re only delaying the inevitable, either with them, Russia or our own leftist. Might as well get it on now.

 

[manifest destiny]

Send it Hard! We’re only delaying the inevitable, either with them, Russia or our own leftist. Might as well get it on now.

I'd prefer to start with our own leftists.

 

[Bennettjh]

I would be ok with sending some sort of weapons, humanitarian aid, etc. Not advisors though (Vietnam).

To those who voted for our forces confronting Chinese forces, would you be ok with you, your spouse, children or grandchildren having to go, against their will? Genuinely asking, not trying to be smart.

 

[asevans]

Don’t want my 16 year old son fighting a war for an illegitimate government that has sold out the American dream, devalued our money and let in millions of foreigners. They can go F$&k their selves.

 

[manifest destiny]

To those who voted for our forces confronting Chinese forces, would you be ok with you, your spouse, children or grandchildren having to go, against their will? Genuinely asking, not trying to be smart.

No. If China lands on our beaches, I'm cool with defending our homeland. If China lands on the beaches of Taiwan, would I even know? Should I care? We aren't protecting our own borders. Taiwan's borders are less of a concern to me. Crass, for sure. So what? (directed at the people responsible)

 

[Thor]

I would be ok with sending some sort of weapons, humanitarian aid, etc. Not advisors though (Vietnam).

To those who voted for our forces confronting Chinese forces, would you be ok with you, your spouse, children or grandchildren having to go, against their will? Genuinely asking, not trying to be smart.

Yes, I would go and I'm an old fart now. Don't care...I would go for the old adage of Truth, Justice and the American Way...I would go because it's the right thing to do just like sending the American Volunteer Group was the right thing to do to fight Imperial Japan; fighting the ChiComs is the right thing to do. If you think that's just too hard or inconvenient that's on you.

 

[rob63]

"If you meet an ***hole in the morning, you met an ***hole. If you keep meeting ***holes all day, you're the ***hole."

I really truly have no idea what we should do about Taiwan, but I do think we need to ask ourselves why we are constantly in conflict with somebody.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

I'm going to put another blue white and red flag next to my yellow and blue flag already in my yard.I stand with whomever needs stood by.

 

[caverjamie]

Getting involved in that seems like a really bad idea. But I assume we have committed at least a certain amount of support to them. I’d say we have to help to whatever extent we have already agreed if specifics were given.

What if Taiwan somehow suddenly had a few nuclear weapons and a delivery system. Something short or medium range. We do that rather than fight China directly, and pretend we have no idea who gave them that stuff - maybe buy some equipment from Israel on the down low and pass it along to Taiwan so it doesn’t have our fingerprints on it. Worse comes to worse, China at least suffers for Taiwan.

 

[tomcat13]

Honestly, it Doesn't matter what we say about this.
The current Admin will do Nothing WHEN this happens, because it would cut into the "Big Guy's 10%" from China.
Yes, I truly believe it Will happen Before the 2024 Elections.
China is Not gonna risk Possibly having to deal with a New US Administration.
JMO

 

[tscherry70]

I share the same sentiment with most everyone. Lets fix our own back yard starting with the Mexican border.

Good read here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-america-would-be-screwed-if-china-invades-taiwan

 

[natdscott]

Re-fund Social Security, reduce national debt, make popcorn.

 

[Super Bee]

Anyone listening to Glenn Beck now? ****, listen at your own risk with a couple Xanax and a shot of something. Congressman Chris Stewart is on saying China will invade by next election because this is a weak administration. They are estimating GDP will drop 9%. During the first year of The Great Depression it dropped 7% for reference.

Looks like another run to Costco for papertowels and TP is in order.

 

[Shadow01]

Hope they don't keep coming east and take over our west coast.

Behind every blade of grass in California, Oregon, and Washington is a liberal wanting to become a communist.

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They can have everything west of Vegas. I would support a blockade that prevents anyone from leaving states West of Vegas

 

[Leadeye]

Once the shooting gets started I don't think there will be enough time to decide on defense before the island is under essential military control. Taiwan would have to have a hefty SAM system to deal with airborne troops and some sort of mines or solid sub barrier to stop naval resupply and reinforcement of the troops already on the island. The question would then be more offensive from the US perspective, how do we take it back?

 

[BugI02]

Bacon and none of the above were not options.

Sink every scintilla of their Bluewater navy.

patience0830 beat me to it

The return of unrestricted submarine warfare. The Taiwan straight is over a mile deep in the deepest parts and we haven't used up ANY torpedos in Ukraine

 

[BugI02]

I'd prefer to start with our own leftists.

Use their favorite strategy against them. Declare a 'wartime emergency' and take drastic action against them, removing Biden and Harris for collaboration/treason and muddling through with temporary president McCarthy until we can elect someone with cajones again

 

[Route 45]

They can have everything west of Vegas. I would support a blockade that prevents anyone from leaving states West of Vegas

Give our enemy all of our pacific coast ports, resources, military bases and production capacity and plenty of land to stage an eastward push to invade the rest of the mainland?

This is the kind of brilliant analysis that keeps me coming back to INGO.