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Major plan to build a US standing force on Australia's doorstep to take on China - and Aussie troops, ships and bases could all be asked to sign up
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 21 June 2021 | By LEVI PARSONS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Posted on 06/22/2021 3:26:49 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

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To: Mariner
"China does not have the ability to take Taiwan, even if the US does not intervene."

I agree.

21 posted on 06/22/2021 4:14:30 PM PDT by blam
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To: ballplayer

Back to Iron Bottom Sound?

22 posted on 06/22/2021 4:18:27 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Paper tiger


23 posted on 06/22/2021 4:21:13 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Where exactly is that?

I was thinking the same thing, so I searched. This is what I found:

The Great Australian Doorstep

Nothing the Xiden administration does will make any sense.

24 posted on 06/22/2021 4:22:33 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Chinese could attack on gay pride day.


25 posted on 06/22/2021 4:25:08 PM PDT by Fido969 ( Sc)
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To: PghBaldy

Chinese have completely infiltrated the American government.


26 posted on 06/22/2021 4:31:34 PM PDT by Fido969 ( Sc)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Whatever we do, China will know all about it.

https://twitter.com/BenjaminT0001/status/1407465748297961472
“Senate Confirms Chris Fonzone, Huawei-Linked Lobbyist to Intel Post (55-45) - Republicans Then Introduce a Bill Barring Outgoing Governmental Officials From Working With Some State-Owned Chinese Companies... They knew Pelosi will kill the bill.”

All traitors for money.


27 posted on 06/22/2021 4:40:51 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: RomanSoldier19

I like how they use HK as an example.

Western world gives up HK and is shocked it is now a communist
stronghold.

Libtards are amazing.


28 posted on 06/22/2021 4:48:21 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

We used to have a place in the Philippines.


29 posted on 06/22/2021 4:49:44 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: RomanSoldier19

Idiots. This isn’t anything that needs a military force and a military force won’t work anyway. What WOULD work is if our government acted like Trump and rewarded their bad behavior with closed markets, tariffs, and other solid economic punishments for bad behavior.


30 posted on 06/22/2021 4:54:51 PM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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To: ballplayer

Wake is about 3000 miles northeast of Australia. Not much of a doorstep.


31 posted on 06/22/2021 4:54:56 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (resist the narrative. .)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Hmmmm, where I have seen this before. Hmmmmm. Didn’t we have a lot of US forces in the Philippines prior to WWII? That didn’t work out too well as the “combat ready forces” in a peace era were certainly not “combat ready”. The Navy was not ready to keep them supplied, and the factories were not prepared to supply them either. If a war really does happen, those “combat ready forces” will be a minor speed bump, sorry to say.


32 posted on 06/22/2021 4:56:57 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: RomanSoldier19

If memory serves, Australia has about the same land mass as the US but only 10% of the population. I am sure that they could easily create a combined forces base somewhere on the North side. Perhaps even two or three.

I am thinking the north side of the Western Territory. I am thinking between Derby and Wyndham


33 posted on 06/22/2021 4:59:33 PM PDT by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The Queen is still head of state there, let her and the rest that empire solve empire problems. We are broke and have sacrificed enough.


34 posted on 06/22/2021 5:33:21 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: Mariner

Not pinning for US Military defeat .... just how many troops were sent to Benghazi. It’s not always a military matter when fools are in charge. Austin, Miley and the rest of the politically charged civilians will make the final call.


35 posted on 06/22/2021 7:47:24 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

......most likely the REAL reason for this “project” is to pour government money into it with Democratic Party officials and pals syphoning off billions.


36 posted on 06/22/2021 10:03:23 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: Vermont Lt
We are not coming to help.

Democrats start our wars, but fighting directly with China or Russia is not in their plans. They want something stupid, like another Vietnam. Getting involved in Burma is more their style. Philippines knows our base there was never to protect them, just a launching point for Democrat wars.

37 posted on 06/22/2021 10:51:02 PM PDT by Reeses
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To: Mariner

I hate these ‘fair weather patriots’. Saw it during clinton, bush, obama, trump and now biden. If it’s an enemy party member (by fr standards) it’s always wrong. And always right for at least sometime while a Rep does it.

The whole ‘it’s ok when we do it’ thing ruins politics.


38 posted on 06/22/2021 10:59:48 PM PDT by Shadylake
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To: ballplayer

The entirety of Wake Island is a US National Wildlife Refuge with only enough infrastructure to support the caretakers and their seasonal staff.

Besides the instant environmental lawsuits that would happen it is close to 5,000 miles from Taiwan.

Okinawa is less than 500 miles from Taiwan and would send quite the message to the Chicoms were it to be used as the FOB.


39 posted on 06/22/2021 11:17:04 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: hinckley buzzard

Knew that,what would be a doorstep to Australia for a military force to protect Taiwan


40 posted on 06/23/2021 4:52:29 AM PDT by ballplayer
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