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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 12, 2017 at 12:35 pm
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From the other side of that same coin, bewteen the US and Hong Kong (another major exporter to the US) nearly a third of China's exports are accounted for. Behind those two...Japan, another key US ally and trade partner...behind that.....S. Korea. Seeing a pattern? What possible impetus could china's government have in allowing a war between the US and China to take place?
It will take more than sabre rattling from the Trump administration to start that war. It would take abject incompetence at every level of government in each respective players country, and it would do nothing but negatively impact every single one of them regardless of who, in the minds of any armchair or actual strategist, "won".
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 12, 2017 at 4:09 pm
(February 12, 2017 at 12:35 pm)Khemikal Wrote: From the other side of that same coin, bewteen the US and Hong Kong (another major exporter to the US) nearly a third of China's exports are accounted for. Behind those two...Japan, another key US ally and trade partner...behind that.....S. Korea. Seeing a pattern? What possible impetus could china's government have in allowing a war between the US and China to take place?
It will take more than sabre rattling from the Trump administration to start that war. It would take abject incompetence at every level of government in each respective players country, and it would do nothing but negatively impact every single one of them regardless of who, in the minds of any armchair or actual strategist, "won".
Technically, China does not export to Hong Kong... HK being part of China n'all. 
Looking at previous experiments in world war, analysis of potential negative impact didn't stop them starting.
Abject incompetence is a constant, don't look to that as an indicator ... look for internal power-plays. That will be the trigger. Putin has a lock down on power so nothing to see there. Chinese internal manoeuvring gave us the Umbrella Revolution... if a repeat of that coincides with an internal power-play within the US administration ... expect fireworks.
Personally, I'm hoping to have drunk myself into oblivion before Bannon's prediction comes true.
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 12, 2017 at 10:58 pm
Let the nukes commence.
Statistically, the last man standing will be Chinese.
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 12, 2017 at 11:02 pm
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(February 12, 2017 at 10:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Let the nukes commence.
Statistically, the last man standing will be Chinese.
Or Indian.
Though, I suspect, if the shit hits the fan, North Korea will be suddenly quiet while Kim Suck Yum or whatever the fuck his name is, hides under his bed saying, "It wasn't us! It wasn't us!"
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 13, 2017 at 12:06 am
Quote:It would take abject incompetence at every level of government in each respective players country
Well, we've certainly done our part.
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 15, 2017 at 2:37 pm
(February 11, 2017 at 10:56 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Don't let it be with China .. don't let it be with China .. don't let it be with China.
Trump - I don't believe in the on China policy i only want the U.S. to work with Taiwan
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 16, 2017 at 1:53 am
(February 12, 2017 at 10:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Let the nukes commence.
Statistically, the last man standing will be Chinese.
Nah, they;re stacked on top of each other up in that piece. Outta be able to get value added detonations. 
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 16, 2017 at 2:01 am
That's an interesting stat...
I wonder , per capita, which country has the most above ground population %.
Japan? China? the planet of New York?
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 16, 2017 at 2:03 am
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RE: Yes. Sadly We All Know The Next Phony War Is Coming
February 16, 2017 at 6:41 am
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3rd world countries ...makes sense.
Trump wants to know if they have oil?
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