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tim wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 10:50 am I wouldn't be surprised to see China have an ability to completely neutralize our aircraft carriers. The same way battleships became obsolete and the way the use of tanks has changed because of drones, China might have the ability to overload aircraft carrier defenses by using some AI powered drone swarm. An aircraft carrier has limited missiles while China could launch unlimited drones until it was overwhelmed.

With the U.S. going into debt 1 trillion dollars every 2 months now, if all paper currencies fall into some kind of crisis much of the manufacturing capability is in China so to restart from nothing or a gold backed system China might have an advantage.

Bob Butler wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:32 pm

Trevor wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 2:52 amOur defense base isn't anywhere close to being prepared for a large-scale war against an opponent like China.

Just as bad, our disfunction makes us look weak to China, convincing them that we won't be willing to fight for something like Taiwan.

I don't doubt we'd be at a big military disadvantage on land against China, but they have an equal disadvantage at sea. They have but the one carrier, and it can't launch aircraft with a full fuel load and payload. Meanwhile, would you want to try to launch a sea invasion in an area with modern submarine opponents? I perhaps spend too much time reviewing WW II in the Pacific, how US carriers and submarines overwhelmed Japan. Japan didn't believe the US would be willing to fight in 1941 either, but they were quite wrong. Catastrophically wrong. Culture changing wrong. I don't see China in a very different position.

Economically China has their problems, but they have the advantage of Trump's tariffs giving them an economic advantage with nations avoiding same. They can likely limp on as long as Trump is in power.

Trevor wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 2:52 amOur defense base isn't anywhere close to being prepared for a large-scale war against an opponent like China.

Just as bad, our disfunction makes us look weak to China, convincing them that we won't be willing to fight for something like Taiwan.

Our defense base isn't anywhere close to being prepared for a large-scale war against an opponent like China. I know some here have speculated that these smaller conflicts are an intentional method of draining our munitions, weakening us for when China launches their assault

guest wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 4:23 pm I look for Hamas to launch another enormous hostage-taking attack on Israel as soon as the dust settles from this "peace deal." After all, they just got back at least 100 of their own people for every hostage surrendered. It worked so well the first time, they'd be crazy not to do it again! Of course, Israel knows this. Get the popcorn.

Navigator wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:33 pm Trump had to put a huge tariff on China due to their blockage of rare earth mineral exports. Hopefully the US can quickly ramp up, but the production would have to come out of California, which could be difficult. Maybe Trump could have the Federal Government seize the land and have normal rules and regulations cover the mines (rather than God only knows what California would do).

Also saw some funny bits on liberals screaming for a Gaza Cease Fire now saying nothing since Trump actually arranged this. Myself, I am waiting to see if Hamas actually releases prisoners. They have never lived up to a single agreement, so lets see what actually happens. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.