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2016-03-18 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Frozen Al 2016-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 YES, I have heard that the Vietnamese like Americans. China however is disliked. China is a bad neighbor. Clothing shipped in from China has been said to burn outlines of garments on people wearing them. A fellow who had escaped said this. Got out with some money with a sister but other sister was killed. When taken over money was confiscated from the banks. Property also I would imagine.

Posted by Dale 2016-03-18 07:03|| 2016-03-18 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 As the Lefties gear up to stop Trump, I doubt their attention will ever turn back to what they did to these people and the joke is on the Left. Irony is not an export of Duluth.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-03-18 07:39|| 2016-03-18 07:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Given the way I hear Duluth votes, I suspect it is, they just don't realize it.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-03-18 10:48|| 2016-03-18 10:48|| Front Page Top

#4 They finally figured out that it pays better to let the Americans stay.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-03-18 13:40|| 2016-03-18 13:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Fine! We'll be happy to return. Sorry the Chinese thing hasn't worked out.

We'll be sending you an invoice for expenses and services provided during the period 1964-1975, plus accrued interest at a nominal rate.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-03-18 14:01|| 2016-03-18 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 VN = PH = militaries have too much catching up to do before they could even hope to confront China + PLA on their own. To do so in their present condition would be suicidal, which goes to explaining why both nations have developed
"people's war" defensive strategies where the PLA would be allowed to de facto enter or invade their countries only to find themselves mired in violent or deadly guerilla warfare agz both local armed forces + populations.

In the interim, building alliance wid the US, EU, RUSSIA, INDIA, + even JAPAN is their best chance for deterring or stopping China.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-03-18 20:29|| 2016-03-18 20:29|| Front Page Top

#7 the PLA would be allowed to de facto enter or invade their countries only to find themselves mired in violent or deadly guerilla warfare agz both local armed forces + populations.

Considering how many of their own folks they killed in the Cultural Revolution, there may not be much of a population left to revolt. And being the nice little racists the Han can be, not much of any restraint will be found either.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-03-18 21:04|| 2016-03-18 21:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Its not clear yet iff the PLA will need all of the PH, as opposed to only developed Luzon wid its major air-sea hubs, for ASBM Arty staging areas, Subs, + LR PLAAF Bombers agz incoming US intervention forces. IMO WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT CHINA + PLA HAS NO REASON TO LIMIT ITSELF TO JUST THE SCS ANDOR ECS IFF IT DOES NOT ALSO INTEND TO ATTACK + RE-TAKE TAIWAN AT SAME TIME.

And to bomb or possibly nuke Japan in order to end Japan's challenge to Beijing's "sole" leadership in East Asia-WESTPAC. TAIWAN RECOVERY = CHINA'S ULTIMATE FOCII = "CROWN JEWEL".

* SPUTNIK NEWS > WILL THIS TRIGGER WORLD WAR III? US ARMY STOCKPILING MUNITIONS NEAR CHINA.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CHINA BUILDS [Building]NAVAL BASES AT [Spratly's] SCARBOROUGH SHOAL!NEW CHINESE SHIP ACTIVITY SPOTTED AT DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA SHOAL | THE GUARDIAN.UK.

DEFENCE.PK/FORUM BLOGGER-POSTER = argued its clear that CHINA IS NOW INTENT ON "IGNORING" POTUS OBAMA FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS PREDIENCY IN 2016. ANY HOPE OF CHINA-US RECONCILIATION, IFF ANY, WILL HAVE TO BE OR OCCUR WID THE BAMMER'S POST-JAN. 2017 SUCCESSOR.

* THE DIPLOMAT > DID CHINA JUST BREAK ITS "DIPLOMATIC TRUCE" WID TAIWAN?, via its diplomatic recognition of Pro-"One-China" Taiwan ally GAMBIA in Africa???

* WASHINGTON FREE BEACON > US ARMY OFFICIAL: US COULD BE OUTNUMBERED, OUTGUNNED IN FUTURE CONFLICTS.

* RELATED WAFF > THE TOP US ARMY GENERAL WARNS US NOT BE AS CAPABLE AS IT USED TO BE AGZ RUSSIA |[ABC News] TOP GENERAL SAYS US ARMY AT HIGH RISK IN WAR AGZ CHINA, RUSSIA [+ Iran, DPRK/NOKOR = "Great Power" Mil Conflicts].

US Army Chief Gen. Mark Milley.

Apparently IRAN + NOKOR = "GREAT POWERS" NOW.

* WAPO@TWITTER > OBAMA FACING ANOTHER "RED LINE" MOMENT, THIS ONE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA!?

Yeah, but again Beijing's real foci or target is getting back TAIWAN.

JAPAN MUST ACCEPT VASSALAGE TO OWG CO-SUPERPOWER CHINA, OR JAPAN WILL BE NUKED.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-03-18 23:24|| 2016-03-18 23:24|| Front Page Top

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