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2011-11-28 Down Under

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Posted by Wheaper Unereper4618 2011-11-28 10:18|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I worked with an Indonesian Chinese. He was bitter about the ethnic massacres of the mid sixties, which were carried out by Islamic militias (Chomskyites falsely blame off duty military). According to him, Indos settled debts with Chinos by labelling them "Communists," and bringing in the Islamos.

There is growing diaspora thinking in China under "Han power" lines. And they would be aware that the 6% of Indonesia that is ethnic Chinese, controls 60% of the economy, burdened by carpet-hitting primitives. China would like a presence in the area.

Posted by Zorba Creasing4274 2011-11-28 16:55|| 2011-11-28 16:55|| Front Page Top

#2 GREAT Idea lets put a US base in Timor too!! You'd have to get them to agree though... might be easier to get a NATO base through, badged Portugal but driven by the US due to historic ties with Portugal.

SOrry for posting link twice i didn't see it so i posted again

Posted by anon1 2011-11-28 21:47|| 2011-11-28 21:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Base or no base, Beijing's + PLA's priority will remain JAPAN-OKINAWA-TAIWAN, i.e. NE Asia, espec TAIWAN since its right in the middle or near-middle of the "First Island Chain".

Second priority will likely be the NORTHERN PHILIPPINES, i.e. SUBIC + MANILA BAY + LARGE AIRPORTS.

FYI MVGUAM [Marianas Variety Guam] > POSSIBLE TEN-YEAR DELAY [2014 = now 2024?], per the reloc the US Marines from Okinawa to Guam in the view of Nippon Lady MP due to the current political situation in Asia, e.g. post-Fukeshima poor Japanese econ + Rising China, PLAN.

In case of de facto war agz the tech-superior US, China's strategy is to deter or defeat US Milfors long before the bulk of the latter arrive in-theater, which is why China has been sending its Subs far out to GUAM + HAWAII.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 23:20|| 2011-11-28 23:20|| Front Page Top

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