From: casa@nomail.invalid   
      
   % wrote:   
   > Sn!pe wrote:   
   >> jojo  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> if usa can freely invade a country next to it, why cant china?   
   >>>   
   >>> what impression will china draw from this regarding taiwan and   
   >>> replacing their leadership?   
   >>>   
   >>> but i think they will take over taiwan like hong kong, all sun   
   >>> tsu and smug.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> IMO this Venezuelan exploit will reinforce the CCP's opinion that   
   >> Donlad is volatile, ruthless and unpredictable.  Xi will treat him   
   >> with increased caution as one would a mad dog.  Ditto for Russia   
   >> and various Islamic factions.   
   >>   
   >> That said, I think it's quite likely that the CCP will take over Taiwan   
   >> while Donlad rattles his sabre but fails to wield it.  Ditto for Putin   
   >> and the Ukraine.   
   >>   
   >> I think it's quite likely that Donlad will take a pop at Iran though,   
   >> what with their race for nuclear weapons and all, especially now   
   >> that Iran is so unstable.   
   >>   
   > and any of that stuffy nato crowd   
    >   
    >   
   Don't look now but canaDUH is a founding member of NATO.   
      
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