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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoly shit! Trump called the President of Taiwan.
He reversed years of US policy.
BTW the Trump org has expressed interest in Taiwan business.
Somebody better stop this fool!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38191711?
Trump wants to build luxury hotels in Taiwans Taoyuan: mayor | Taiwan News taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3031091
Not right and very dangerous.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I hope they are following these early machinations of the ominous orange threat.
elleng
(131,292 posts)Let's see how many times, and by whom around the world, he gets his ass kicked!
spanone
(135,919 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)spanone
(135,919 posts)it's absolutely insane
it proves he doesn't have a single clue what he's doing....nothing
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.: 'I commend President-elect Trump for his conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen,
which reaffirms our commitment to the only democracy on Chinese soil
Twitter
btw...Trump says he took the call, he did not initiate it.
For what that is worth.
spanone
(135,919 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)can go to Harvard.
Then again, Elizabeth Warren was his professor and she is brilliant.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Lets piss off China before Day One.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)But it was Hillary that the Jackass Deplorables were sure would be starting a war.
Sid
TheBlackAdder
(28,242 posts).
If China has internal conflicts and needs to demonstrate strength, Taiwan would be a blood bath fight.
However, there is a strong possibility that Russia will seize Ukraine, and if that happens Poland might go too.
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When asked about the US agreement to defend Taiwan and NATO's defense of Poland...
The US and NATO won't do shit about either one if them. Neither will cause a regional or global conflict for them.
They are deemed acceptable losses. Oh, and BTW, Russia and China know this. It's not a secret.
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,242 posts).
But, yes. If NATO were defanged first, they would have a hard time rebuilding once Poland falls.
If Poland falls first, it would strengthen NATO's resolve to exist.
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gwheezie
(3,580 posts)Hasn't he been paying any attention.
JHan
(10,173 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,253 posts)Trump is an idiot.
And one thing that hasn't been discussed is that every building in the world with his name on it is going to be a target. The first one that gets attacked will make the rest of them vacant. Can you imagine if Obama had had his name on a bunch of buildings around the world?
lostnfound
(16,195 posts)GP6971
(31,247 posts)Better not be us taxpayers.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,398 posts)Dat's juz da librul media talkin'
bdamomma
(63,955 posts)he needs to be stopped Putin is enjoying all this we are spiraling and he is not even pResident yet. Sick ass man god, why isn't anyone stepping in???
why isn't Obama sayng anything???? just asking
Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)his not making it through 4 years. Even the Rethugs (other than the rapture fuckers) dont want nuclear war, they are too greedy to give up the looting of an intact world.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Seriously.
spanone
(135,919 posts)china will go fucking ballistic! what is this fucker doing????
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Sweet Jesus.
Abq_Sarah
(2,883 posts)If the PRC ever decided to invade Taiwan, it would be US made destroyers and aircraft used in defense of Taiwan against China. Why do we keep pretending we view China's claim to them as legitimate when our actions say otherwise?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)WomanWhoRoars
(175 posts)This idiot is going to get us all into WW3