[Southack]

"I would contend that China has decided and it's policies from the Korean War onward have proven that."

As I wrote before you replied, *either* side of this debate could selectively choose some facts and ignore others to make either case; i.e. that China would either side with or against the U.S.

Yet on you go, doing that very thing. Yes, the Chinese went against us in Korea, then turned around and broke with the CCCP (allying with Nixon and even going so far as to unsuccessfully invade Vietnam).

It's simply too early to discern which side China will choose, based upon all of the currently available facts.

She *might* choose to fight us, perhaps even while fighting her own Islamic revolution in her Xinjiang province. Or she might side with her largest customer...who coincidentally is also at war with those same radical Islamics in nations that border China such as Afghanistan.

But it's too early to know for certain. Have an opinion, fine. Make a guess, fine. But she hasn't made a decisive move yet that would confirm her direction.

It's too early to tell.

[rbmillerjr]

"*either* side of this debate could selectively choose some facts and ignore others to make either case; i.e. that China would either side with or against the U.S.
Yet on you go, doing that very thing."

Who is ignoring the facts?

You downplay Korea...remember, SKorea and the US were attacked by NKorea first...1 million Korean civilians lost their lives and 50,000 Americans.

Vietnam: HoChiMinh trained with the Chinese PLA and trained thousands of communist cadre. China provided over 35,000 artillery pieces and millions of AKs to the NVietname...helping to kill thousands of Americans.

Iran: billions of dollars of ballistic missile systems sold, destabilizing the Mideast. Crusise missile technology also...there is a huge list of military items I could list here.

Syria: missile systems, 100s of million of dollars, likely more