> “I won’t fight a war against China over some island.”
It’s what the Brits said about the Sudetenland. <
That’s a fair point. By not acting decisively in 1938, Britain and France unwittingly allowed WW II to happen. (They never should have let Germany take the Sudetenland.)
On the other hand, Britain and France overreacted in 1914, causing WW I to happen. (They should have left Austria-Hungary alone to deal with Serbia.)
So is this Taiwan situation more like 1938, or more like 1914? I dunno. But I do know that with Biden in charge, this situation is way more precarious than it needs to be.
But I do know that with Biden in charge, this situation is way more precarious than it needs to be.
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He’s not in charge of anything. Not even his own son.
Actually, Milley will tell Biden what and what not to do. He’s in charge of the military. Milley is just a politician in uniform.
I have been saying this for sometime now-this time we are in feels like around 1937 or 1938. I was not alive then, but I am reasonably well read, and have read enough history to make me feel a parallel in a way that I cannot shake.
And it is a deeply disturbing parallel for me. I hope to God I am wrong on this.