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Originally Posted by Daniel_
I assume no such thing Alan. I actually explicitly said that to take 5% of their population would cost too many US dead.
I accept that you have very strongly held beliefs. I have equally strongly held, diametrically opposed ones, and neither of us will convince the other, so there's no point arguing.
The one point I would still like to make is that you (perhaps accidentally) misrepresented my argument to strengthen yours - that is unfortunate and reflects badly on you.
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I extended your line of thinking to it's logical conclusion. I took your mentioning population to assume that you expected a conflict to only end when one side was totally wiped out. You attached no significance toward the 5% number being anything more than an arbitrary point supposedly showing how ineffective the American military would be against China. that's not the case, then I misread what you said. Although I did reread that section, and notice you exaggerated a bit. China does have BILLIONS, 1.2 BILLIONS to be exact. And using the ratio you provided (200:1), 1,000,000 would kill around 18% not 5%. I think your use of hyperbole and incorrect facts is unfortunate and reflects badly on you.