Back to the Taiwan issue. The only way to defend the island is to put Soldiers/Marines ON THE ISLAND!!!

Maps don't lie. Look at that and drink it in. We're just too far away. Forward deployment? The only way to defend Taiwan is to put Soldiers/Marines on the island! If the Chinese are smart (and they are) they won't put a single ship on the open sea(?) side of the island. Just aircraft to cover approaches. Everything would be in the straits.

Oh and don't think that those man made Chinese islands are dotted with AESA air/sea radars.  They'll know we're coming.

Defending Taiwan is a lie we tell ourselves.  It's total fiction and the Generals know it.  The politicians know it too.

The empire should not waste itself trying to save a lost outpost.

If we were smart we would be getting ready for the battle after the surrender of Taiwan.