When the US attacks Iran...

[temps]

I have a hunch China is waiting for the US to attack Iran, then they'll retake Taiwan. What do you think?

They will view the US being occupied with conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as an opportunity for them to strike.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

the US is far less involved with Ukraine, with Euope and friends taking up the slack.

However, even with the US involved in several conflicts it should be able to react to other major incidents as well.

That's what it's military/intel community trains for.

or should.

[GoldenEldiablo]

Conspiracy theories are a serious issue.

[Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏]

The USA could have handled all 3 at once ...but due to unnecessary & unhelpful gutting of government institutions and their employees, in a way that's going to actually cost more, not less (which they're trying to cover by selling public lands), at the moment, that assessment would be correct - but not because the USA is incapable of ever handling all 3 at once, but just because the USA made poor decisions that made sure that it can't handle all 3 at once at this moment.

Also because of this other issue, too, which is crippling our military while contractors simultaneously scam and cripple the military due to no right to repair legislation :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNg4PG2kayU
...if only there was someone who actually cared about eliminating government waste, fraud, and abuse, to stop contractors from being able to use electronic kill switches to compromise national security...

[Drakken]

Let's hope the ones in charge are smarter... much much smarter than the maga fan boyz on this forum.

[Dom]

I remember when Trump would constantly rant about Obama & Iran on Twitter back in the days. How Obama would start a war with Iran to get elected, haha...

It's pointless to expect diplomacy from this administration. 😒
"Anti-war" president. 😂

[Despiser]

Originally posted by temps:

I have a hunch China is waiting for the US to attack Iran, then they'll retake Taiwan. What do you think?

They will view the US being occupied with conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as an opportunity for them to strike.

Logistically, US can fight on multiple fronts. China may very well make a move on Taiwan if US invades Iran depriving them of semiconductors as well as cutting off rare earth metals that US needs for their advanced military tech. If this happens, Russia may be tempted to take the opportunity to come down hard on Ukraine with tactical nukes. This is where Trump's shifting style of negotiating becomes a liability. Everyone knows he will not abide by any agreement for very long and will take advantage as US forces are spreading thinner.
The most wonderful part for China and Russia is they don't get painted as the aggressor as they are both allied with Iran. They can claim to be defending their ally even though we all know that Ukraine and Taiwan are the real goals. Another Trump liability shows itself, his impulsiveness. He is incapable of strategic thinking and he won't read briefings as they probably just confuse him. US is in desperate need of a leader right now.

[DoomsDay]

someone said in this forum, a few days back something about Israel being now the defender of western civilization in the middle east.

mostly oil and trade route in the region, those who has the upper hand in the region gets the benifit .

now its the same old story again, someone started a war, everyone starts to taking side, looking for the right chair to be seated on.


making me miss the chair when I was seated as the offender in the court room. and that's about all the constructive opinion I have for this matter.

[*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆]

Originally posted by Despiser:

Originally posted by temps:

I have a hunch China is waiting for the US to attack Iran, then they'll retake Taiwan. What do you think?

They will view the US being occupied with conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as an opportunity for them to strike.

Logistically, US can fight on multiple fronts. China may very well make a move on Taiwan if US invades Iran depriving them of semiconductors as well as cutting off rare earth metals that US needs for their advanced military tech. If this happens, Russia may be tempted to take the opportunity to come down hard on Ukraine with tactical nukes. This is where Trump's shifting style of negotiating becomes a liability. Everyone knows he will not abide by any agreement for very long and will take advantage as US forces are spreading thinner.
The most wonderful part for China and Russia is they don't get painted as the aggressor as they are both allied with Iran. They can claim to be defending their ally even though we all know that Ukraine and Taiwan are the real goals. Another Trump liability shows itself, his impulsiveness. He is incapable of strategic thinking and he won't read briefings as they probably just confuse him. US is in desperate need of a leader right now.

i have two problems with your scenario: russia using nukes, and taiwan being the sole source of semiconductors and/or rare earths
russia using nukes on ukraine is going to be the end of their current regime. nobody is going to disagree with the idea of taking out putin then. nobody. putin is not a stupid man, and using nukes would be a stupid decision.
and there are other places that produce semiconductors advanced enough for military use. south korea, and the us have fabs.

[salamander]

i think that when usa attacks iran i will be shocked, go check the news and offtopic, and then i will go read a book or make dinner or something

[Spirit]

if russia and china send weapons to iran no one can invade it

[xBCxRangers]

We're already now requesting American ctiizens leave Israel. China the same for theirs.

Something big must be brewing, being for as many times Trump says Iran in beaten, they sure seem to be telling our folks to get out of Israel.

[Bjørn]

Trump being salty when asked if the US will attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXtVXehpso

[76561198164054483]

Know how there is poaching in country of countries. How do they accomplish this?

Have the daring do mentality?
Occupation paid by someone whose currency is just more whatever it might be then what ever is protecting them?
Headhunter given the go after a resurgence of breeding habits to prevent internal massacre?
Got to much tech about to go and inspections are not gonna pass time to tie them up into a bow and send them out with no return address and those places who built them are out of commission and need to be stripped of any existance. . .. . Basically the entire staff that was involved now needs to have a fresh start counting paintchips falling off a wall of a building they sold for 1,000,000 times its worth since it's been occupied by all these famous things and persons and is in a place about to made famous.

[Hobbit XIII]

Originally posted by temps:

I have a hunch China is waiting for the US to attack Iran, then they'll retake Taiwan. What do you think?

They will view the US being occupied with conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as an opportunity for them to strike.

No. It would be a warning to China in their mindset not to rock the boat further and to concentrate on their current activities of harassing and bullying people throughout The South China Sea.

[*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

Originally posted by temps:

I have a hunch China is waiting for the US to attack Iran, then they'll retake Taiwan. What do you think?

They will view the US being occupied with conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as an opportunity for them to strike.

No. It would be a warning to China in their mindset not to rock the boat further and to concentrate on their current activities of harassing and bullying people throughout The South China Sea.

this is something that's woefully overlooked here. china has no allies among it's neighbors save north korea.