01-27-2017, 09:29 PM
(01-27-2017, 05:40 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(01-27-2017, 04:51 PM)Mikebert Wrote: Some guy (I believe) proposes this third (Armada) type. That is, this 4T won't achieve major changes in the state domestically, but rather in the US position in the international order.
I look forward to his response to this.
I think that if handled properly, the US could bring this about. I question whether the US has the institutional expertise to do this.
If handled badly, then analogies for the victors could be of the Japanese naval victories over the Mongols of Bunei (1274) and Koan (1281) as well as the Spanish Armada. Over-extension? Poor intelligence?
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