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<blockquote data-quote="Overpaid Union Thug" data-source="post: 1222760" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>We should be able to honor our commitments to our allies in Asia. Not just Taiwan. If we can&#039;t and our military is defeated due to cuts then not only is our credibility gone but other allies will fall like dominoes. Not to mention the affect on trade. If people think China is taking U.S. jobs now just wait till we lose our standing in Asia. This can&#039;t be compared to the Vietnam War. Its not a question of stopping the spread of communism. Plus, in Vietnam, our military wasn&#039;t defeated on the ground. It was defeated in the White House.&nbsp; Many experts think that our military would be defeated outright by China if they were to decide to take Taiwan or if we had to defend another of our allies from a&nbsp; Chinese territory grab. And the studies are based on our capabilities now. In ten years or less those studies will have even more merrit based on both country&#039;s current trends of military spending and development. We spend much more but you have to remember just how spread out our military already is. All of these entitlement programs are sucking us dry.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Overpaid Union Thug, post: 1222760, member: 198"] We should be able to honor our commitments to our allies in Asia. Not just Taiwan. If we can't and our military is defeated due to cuts then not only is our credibility gone but other allies will fall like dominoes. Not to mention the affect on trade. If people think China is taking U.S. jobs now just wait till we lose our standing in Asia. This can't be compared to the Vietnam War. Its not a question of stopping the spread of communism. Plus, in Vietnam, our military wasn't defeated on the ground. It was defeated in the White House. Many experts think that our military would be defeated outright by China if they were to decide to take Taiwan or if we had to defend another of our allies from a Chinese territory grab. And the studies are based on our capabilities now. In ten years or less those studies will have even more merrit based on both country's current trends of military spending and development. We spend much more but you have to remember just how spread out our military already is. All of these entitlement programs are sucking us dry. [/QUOTE]

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