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Originally Posted by Seaver
We have 7 fleets, of which maybe half a fleet is needed for Iraq/Afghanistan.
With the US Navy we could demolish China's navy and take a giant chunk out of it's Air Force if not destroy it completely.
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Yes, but the proximity issue is a bitch. China could use several domestic locations for launching short- and medium- range missiles into the South China Sea. Didn't they recently shoot down a satellite?
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It'd be stupid to do, ruin both of us economically to the point of both sides lose.
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Um, yeah.
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