Al Qaeda erupts in northern Iraq and captures Mosul on June 9th. On June 19th, President Obama announces we will send forces to help Iraq. Has China counted the days it took us to decide to react to a threat to a friend?
Because I'm thinking that if China has two weeks to invade Taiwan free of American intervention, China has a shot at conquering the island.
Ten days to decide to intervene is too much if applied to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
Could We do better over Taiwan?
Does China think we could decide faster than we just decided on Iraq, where we fought for 6+ years?
I know, I worry about odd things.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
