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The US cost of stationing forces, patrols, and readiness in the pacific is probably 20-40 billion USD per year. cut that huge subsidy and Taiwan ceases to exist
by calvinmorrison 1y ago
The US cost of stationing forces, patrols, and readiness in the pacific is probably 20-40 billion USD per year. cut that huge subsidy and Taiwan ceases to exist within several years. 5%? we should really evaluate if we need a long term dependency on taiwan. It would probably be better to evacuate them all.
- lenerdenator 1y agoThere's a lot more to the American defensive posture in the Pacific than threatening PRC with MAD if they invade Taiwan.
- DSingularity 1y agoAmerican defensive posture can center around Hawaii and mainland USA will be just fine.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoSure if we just compelety ignore our treaty partners in Japan, Philipines, India, Korea and US territories in Guam, Samoa, Marianas... or bases like Diego Garcia.
- criddell 1y agoThat certainly doesn't sound as unlikely as it once did...
- tencentshill 1y agoBut what have they done for Trump lately?