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calvinmorrison 5 days ago

The US cost of stationing forces, patrols, and readiness in the pacific is probably 20-40 billion USD per year. cut that huge subsidy and Taiwan ceases to exist within several years. 5%? we should really evaluate if we need a long term dependency on taiwan. It would probably be better to evacuate them all.

lenerdenator 5 days ago | parent [-]

There's a lot more to the American defensive posture in the Pacific than threatening PRC with MAD if they invade Taiwan.

DSingularity 5 days ago | parent [-]

American defensive posture can center around Hawaii and mainland USA will be just fine.

FuriouslyAdrift 5 days ago | parent [-]

Sure if we just compelety ignore our treaty partners in Japan, Philipines, India, Korea and US territories in Guam, Samoa, Marianas... or bases like Diego Garcia.

tencentshill 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

But what have they done for Trump lately?

criddell 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That certainly doesn't sound as unlikely as it once did...