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The us has poored too much of it's legitimacy into defending Taiwan to just say 'fabs gone, you are on your own'. Deterrence requires a response if lines are cr
by rocqua 4y ago
The us has poored too much of it's legitimacy into defending Taiwan to just say 'fabs gone, you are on your own'. Deterrence requires a response if lines are crossed otherwise future deterrence is much less effective.
When the fabs are still on the board, the US might be a bit more vigorous, but I doubt anyone assumes fab capacity survives a Taiwan invasion.
- cm2187 4y agoProbably worth remembering the "red line" episode with Obama in Syria, or Biden's initial reaction to the invasion of Ukraine, which was to impose symbolic sanctions and see how it deterred Russia in a month. The US is perfectly capable of some symbolic protest if it doesn't want to be involved in a particular conflict.
- topspin 4y ago> The US is perfectly capable of some symbolic protest if it doesn't want to be involved in a particular conflict. Indeed. A long history of declining open conflict with the Soviet Union in several theaters supports this.