In a war, the small island of Taiwan would erupt into a battleground with an intensity unknown since the world wars. It is all about the US striving to maintain its hegemonic reach during a period of decline in global influence.

So, apparently the author of this article works for the Pentagon, and was attempting to blow the whistle on US efforts to push towards a war with China. There's a recent Washington Post article about it here.

He also wrote this article shortly before, which is worth a read.

  • pooh [she/her, love/loves]
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    3 years ago

    He really thinks that two nuclear powers will engage in open battle over rhetoric?

    Maybe I'm paranoid, but I could totally see some out of control fascist like "President Mike (MyPillow guy) Lindell" trying something like this. US leadership is in rapid decline, and who knows what we'll end up with in a few years.

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The Pentagon boys have always been regulated by the civilian government. If the civilian government has the same psychosis as the military, it's game over.

      Trump was crazy, but he wasn't "let's nuke people" crazy. We saw the limits with Soleimani. That was an example of them finally getting one of their harebrained ideas through.