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"I think US can use this Arms deal to let China accept their stance over Iran and not block the UN SC resolution..."
We could...but we won't.
Separate issues and we're committed to Taiwan's defense. Remember that the Taiwanese also asked for F-16s. Not this time, though. No F-16s.
We'll attempt to convince the PRC to support the UNSC based on the logic WRT NPT compliance that the Iranians freely committed to and have yet to withdraw from.
China will likely kill the resolution for reasons of energy. They'll privately tell others they did so because of Taiwan. They'll likely publically state that there's insufficient evidence of non-compliance.
We'll likely cross swords someday, somewhere. Not yet. Not time for them nor us. Someday though. Whether it's just a lil' fracas or a big one will be the question.
I know this-our reconnaissance ships and flights near their turf have escort now.
Thanks.
We could...but we won't.
Separate issues and we're committed to Taiwan's defense. Remember that the Taiwanese also asked for F-16s. Not this time, though. No F-16s.
We'll attempt to convince the PRC to support the UNSC based on the logic WRT NPT compliance that the Iranians freely committed to and have yet to withdraw from.
China will likely kill the resolution for reasons of energy. They'll privately tell others they did so because of Taiwan. They'll likely publically state that there's insufficient evidence of non-compliance.
We'll likely cross swords someday, somewhere. Not yet. Not time for them nor us. Someday though. Whether it's just a lil' fracas or a big one will be the question.
I know this-our reconnaissance ships and flights near their turf have escort now.
Thanks.