09-18-2017, 02:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-18-2017, 02:27 PM by David Horn.)
(09-15-2017, 06:37 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(09-15-2017, 10:44 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: China has stated that it will oppose American aggression (as in first strike or invasion) of North Korea but will be neutral in the event of North Korean aggression. As I see it Chinese neutrality about a conflict between North Korea and either South Korea, Japan, or the United States would be like throwing North Korea to the wolves.
Firing a missile over another country's territory is itself an act of war even if a military response to such may be unwise.
Do you have a reference on China saying they would oppose an American first strike? Or does that just mean "oppose diplomatically" without military opposition?
Are you a gambler? Since we can't know how this will play for sure and the results range from a nothing burger to nuclear war, are you willing to bet?
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.