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10 hours ago, amykat said:

I think it would have been better if you had said ...Glad to see Ron finally paying the price and that his poor decision making is now having consequences!!  Sad to see so many women in that situation. An appropriate end for a rapist.  
 

That’s a bit better...

The only rape here is perhaps the rape of the truth.  Perhaps we should wait and see.  The word vengence may be more appropriate.  Especially for those that didn't make the money that they thought they would.

16 hours ago, giddyup said:

It was bull terriers that were called pig dogs, not pitbulls.

Pit Bull is a description for a type of dog, but American Pit Bull Terriers are a breed. Other breeds that rightfully fall under the term “Pit Bull” include the American Staffordshire Terrier, the American bulldog, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Although most people think that this is because of the pig-like appearance of the head and eyes, it is more likely that the name came about because cross-bred bull terriers were used in the past for bush-pig and warthog hunting in South Africa, particularly in the Eastern Cape.

I suppose it is possible that calmer heads may prevail.

5 hours ago, Emdog said:

Prisoners who are there because of "short eyes" (prison term) are held in most contempt by fellow inmates and often number one target for violence. Even murderers and rapists can have a moral sense of a sort... and deal out there own form of justice

and guys who think they are tough come up against those that are.

and they always say that it is men that lead women astray.  

It is not the mayor's nor the governor's nor Trump's fault.  It is the mentality of the people on both sides of law and order in the US.

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There is no question that China is flexing its muscles and will continue to do so long into the future. It appears they are simply trying to reclaim their rightful place in history as they see it, considering that they lorded over the seas for quite a number of centuries.

 

As far as the US coming to the rescue of Taiwan that remains to be seen. On paper the US has a pretty tremendous army, navy and Air Force and they're quite impressive. However, they have not won a single conflict since World War II they're highly untested, and as the response to covid and Hurricane Maria and other recent events have shown, the level of competence may not be exactly where it needs to be. In the case of an outright conflict who on Earth knows what the result would be.

 

Also, many are not taking into account China's superior cyber warfare capabilities, no major war has ever been conducted with major cyber warfare enemies, and we just don't know the extent to which they could take out major satellites, electrical grids and other essential services required to conduct a war.

There are alot of variables that are unknowns at this time, and just making assumptions based on size and budgets may be quite a fools errand. Personally, as an American I have little confidence in the competence of our armed forces. 

Well said.  One thing though, as my Chinese wife always points out to me, is that China's chain of command is their worst enemy.  Western forces have an ability to operate at a 'squad' level which the Chinese just cannot do.  Before they can act on even the simplest of tasks they have to get authority from above.  This is done to ensure that all decisions come from above and give no power to any smaller group.  This can be a killer in most events.  Just a thought though.

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

Not forgotten Okinawa, 

 

Distance from Okinawa to Wenzhou is 723 kilometers.
This air travel distance is equal to 449 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Okinawa and Wenzhou is 723 km= 449 miles.

 

Or Guam

 

The distance between Guam and China is 4,751 kilometers (2,952 miles).

 

Once the supplies on Okinawa are used up you still have the same resupply problem.

 

Not really. 

This air travel distance is equal to 1,898 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between China and Japan is 3,054 km= 1,898 miles. 

 

You have a similar problem as before. If the Japanese allow the USA to fly from its bases to attack China you need aircraft with a radius of attack from Japan of at least 5,000 miles to give some loiter time in case the suppression aircraft haven't cleared the target area. You will also need a fair amount of refuelling tankers too.

 

Have a look at the USA military and what they have in the way of equipment available and it may open your eyes as to how stretched the US forces are spread across the world. Never mind what Trump says or wants to do, look at what equipmwnt is available to do it with.

 

Back in the 1980s during the Falklands war it took a total of 11 air refuels to get 1 Vulcan bomber to the Falklands and back.

 

If there is an air war around China the Chinese will lose many aircraft and not so many crews whereas if the "allies" lose aircraft the won't be many aircrews saved. China can get more aircraft from within their own borders whilst the allies will need to replace them from a distance.

what about the carriers?

14 hours ago, billd766 said:

Unfortunately under Trump's auspices (nounARCHAIC
plural noun: auspices
a divine or prophetic token) he has p1ssed off many of Americas allies around the world so not so many will be willing to side with him.

 

The island of Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China (ROC), lies about 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait.Oct 8, 2015.

 

The island of Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China (ROC), lies about 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan also administers a number of smaller islands known as the Kinmen archipelago, or Kinmen County. Great Kinmen Island and its neighbor islets are on the other side of the strait, in a harbor just east of the port city of Xiamen, practically surrounded by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—in some places barely more than a mile apart.

 

That gives China a very short logistic chain of about 160 km and the USA a very long one of 

 

Distance from United States to Taiwan is 12,261 kilometers.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between United States and Taiwan is 12,261 km= 7,619 miles.

 

That basically means that every litre of fuel, round of ammunition, food rations etc which takes China a couple of hours to deliver might take the USA weeks to deliver assuming that they they have enough ships and crews to man them.

 

Yes it is possible to resupply by air transport but the cost will be horrendous and will involve in-flight refuelling, a large number of close support and distant air defence fighters ( which will also need refuelling).

 

Where are the nearest US friendly country to China? Japan, S Korea, Australia all of which are a fair distance from Taiwan.

 

I see that some of the keyboard warriors are onto this already.

 

you overlooked Japan.

No contest.  Golf or acting.  Golf will win every time.

8 minutes ago, chilli42 said:

Sure, run down the same rabbit hold the rest of the world did

hard to deny the lower figures in Australia though.

7 minutes ago, chilli42 said:

It’s not that deadly anyway.

may I ask your age?

and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."  

The blind leading the blind.

My playing partner aced one the other day.  Great to see.

He had better tread carefully with her, or get rid of her.

34 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

I wonder who mows her lawn...

most probably her brother. 

5 hours ago, uhuh said:

But if you read it carefully,  they didn't find RNA. They found the DNA of the virus (the virus is a RNA virus). This is really a scientific breakthrough, an unheard-of discovery,  and if confirmed it will revolutionize the science of genetics and virology.

:p)

and may even improve journalism as well.

It's nothing that Lao Khow won't fix.

and they will say that it is a bunch of lies designed to stop them having fun.

I have never known a public servant to have anything even remotely resembling a brain.