Won't even read it as the title contains a lie. One can not invade a nation one has been in legally by open and admitted consent of that nation.
On Dec 20, 12:44 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/20/pinned-americas-taiwan-policy-rec... > > > > >>> Accordingly, the ultimate goal is preventing hostilities—for as long as > >>> possible. That means no independence declaration and no military > >>> invasion. The best way to maintain this is to speak Victorian! In other > >>> words the US must state that it will honor its defense pledge to Taiwan > >>> in the event this small democratic nation is attacked by an authoritarian > >>> communist power. And it must supply Taiwan with military hardware > >>> accordingly. But it cannot overstate its support and push Taiwan to “pull > >>> a Georgia.” The Russian invasion of Georgia may end up having an impact > >>> on the Far East. We must assume that Taiwan has watched the lukewarm > >>> American response to Russia’s invasion with extreme concern, because it > >>> shows that America really isn’t willing to protect reckless leaders that > >>> may be considered allies. Hopefully it acts to restrain Taiwan’s urges > >>> for declaring independence, and does not inspire China about the benefits > >>> that could be reaped from an invasion.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
