China is war gaming an amphibious assault on Taiwan.

China is war gaming an amphibious assault on Taiwan.

- Ongoing, unannounced major military exercises
- 16 warships encircled Taiwan, a single day record, & 100+ in July
- Northern & Southern Theater forces participate
- 250 sorties with fighter jets & bombers

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— Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) July 16, 2023

Why do we keep up the fiction that we can defend an undefendable island? China is less than 150 miles away from its target. We're much further away. No doubt S. Korea will sit it out. Maybe even Japan. The Philippines is so lost in the sauce that I wonder if they'd even let us defend their OWN island! Australia would help but distance gets in the way again. We're dancing on the head of an idiotic pin. Deterrence is not possible against a determined foe. Sanctions, deterrence and harsh language hasn't stopped the N. Koreans from making moves with their nuke program. Hasn't stopped Iran. Didn't stop Russia. Why the fuck do we think that it will stop China?

TLDR?

Taiwan is already lost.  We just need to accept the terrible reality and move toward a REAL strategy against China.