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Canadians: Greenland must be the line in the sand. Non negotiable.

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[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 21 points 1 month ago (23 children)

Germans had a prideful couple of years when France fell but then it got ugly. So average mercan will no doubt celebrate on the short term about how great frump and merca are. Reality for them is a few years away. Think of this as 1938. Merca didnt join the war against nazis in 1942 ‘til Europe was defeated and england was on its knees.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Who is going to be WW2 America in this metaphor?

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Australia volunteers the emu army.

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A Russian-China spearheaded alliance. Who else would want to gain from American military chaos

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sir, Russia can't complete a 3 day special operation. If China had the will and firepower to stop the US they'd be able to do it without Russia.

And we don't know if China would actually team up with the EU to fight the US, or let both sides weaken each other while they take over Taiwan.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When China says they're not interested in full, overseas military adventurism, I actually believe them. China is so big, unwieldy and diverse that even in good times it's hard to keep it stable internally, and one thing the Chinese government is VERY good at is taking an EXTREMELY long-term view of its actions. If China decides to act against the US, it will be in myriad subtle and indirect ways that accomplish its goals without sudden shock and exposure.

Incidentally, the US itself is also a fantastic example of why China WON'T do that. Post WW2, with very few exceptions, almost EVERY instance of US military adventurism has ended in failure, or at the very least, not gained the US anything compared to the losses. But the US's work in soft power, partnerships, and containment? That brought down the Soviet Union without firing a single shot.

China won't be stupid enough to try to take America's place by using the US's loser tactics - it will do it using their successful ones.

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I don't think China would team up with the EU explicitly, it would be more of a pact against a common adversary.

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