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I disagree (I don't know what "military power projection over China's coastline" even means - do you think the U.S. has military bases in Taiwan?), but the poin

I disagree (I don't know what "military power projection over China's coastline" even means - do you think the U.S. has military bases in Taiwan?), but the point is that these issues need to be debated by Americans without the other side surreptitiously trying to sway public opinion.

cced 2y ago
> these issues need to be debated by Americans Yo can we drop the whole “our government executes on the will of the people charade”. If you think your average American has any say in their governments foreign policy I have a bridge to sell you.
pphysch 2y ago
> I don't know what "military power projection over China's coastline" even means That's the problem. There's massive lack of historical education on this topic. The Taiwan issue greatly predates TSMC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_island_chain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_island_chain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis