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America’s Dangerous Battle Plan -- Raoul Heinrichs, The Diplomat
The AirSea Battle concept for countering China’s military rise is expensive and unhelpful. And could even spark a nuclear conflict.
The officer, a senior leader in US Pacific Command, looked down, fumbled with his papers and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. It was 2009, and he was answering a question about whether, in a Taiwan Straits crisis similar to that which occurred in the mid-1990s, the United States could confidently respond by again deploying aircraft carrier groups around Taiwan. ‘No,’ he conceded after a long pause, ‘and it’s the thing that really keeps me up at night.’ It was a telling response.
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My Comment: I recall reading commentary after commentary (5-10 years ago) on why China did not have the where-with-all to be Asia's regional military power .... at least in the foreseeable future. Well .... cough, cough .... it appears that they are proceeding far faster than what we thought, and worse .... we do not have the resources or will to face up to this growing military and political presence. Our allies in Asia are also noticing this shift, and I expect major realignments among many of these nations as U.S. influence declines and (in some cases) disappears over the next decade or two.
Update: The threat of China’s aircraft carrier -- Joong Ang Daily
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