Biden says the US will defend Taiwan if it is attacked.

[Corvus]

When asked in a town hall meeting if the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, Biden said that they would as they had a commitment to do that.

While it has always been assumed that they would, up unto now they have practiced 'strategic ambiguity' by neither confirming or denying if they would. This is a rather large change and by stating it openly China can be under no illusions as to what would happen if they attack.

[Ripster42]

I feel like this is something that would fall under the war powers act, and so wouldn't require a vote in congress for 60 days (by which time we'd be at war, declared or no), but I'm not sure. Anyone with a better understanding wanna clear that up?

[Pony Soldier]

Biden also said he would never mandate masks and vaccines. Also seeing how he completely fucked up the Afghanistan withdrawal I can only imagine what his senile ass is going to do in Taiwan. Probably mistake the Taiwanese people for the Chinese or something.

[Dontrike]

Biden also said he would never mandate masks and vaccines.

And ?

[Pony Soldier]

And ?

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

[Elegiac]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

Okay, and?

Not seeing how coddling the anti-vax babies has anything to do with the geopolitical situation between Taiwan and West Taiwan.

[s_bushido]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

Guess his problem was that his """promise""" was contingent on people not being absolute fuckwits for another 6 months and getting a couple hundred thousand more citizens killed.

But I'm confused. Do you want the US to go to war with China? Because I thought the warmongering nature of the nefarious Demoncrats was why we elected pacifist Trump in the first place.

[Kaleredar]

Biden also said he would never mandate masks and vaccines.

That just shows that he's able to change his mind when the science and data backs something up as being the correct solution. So sorry that's not the "gotcha" you think it is.

And hey, it beats the Trump "promise" of promising something awful, then not doing it, then claiming that he did it all along. How's that wall coming along? Or was it a fence? I forget where he landed on that. Are we counting the parts that have fallen down as him having fulfilled his promise?

Also seeing how he completely fucked up the Afghanistan withdrawal I can only imagine what his senile ass is going to do in Taiwan. Probably mistake the Taiwanese people for the Chinese or something.

I dunno, Trump was the one who abandoned the long-standing US ally the Kurds because they were brown people he didn't like. I feel Biden probably has the better intel to handle this situation.

Not stocking his cabinet with unqualified family members and neo-nazi apologists probably helps.

[Adamas102]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Good! It was a silly “promise” to make, though at the time I’m sure it at least seemed possible we were heading in the right direction on the pandemic. The fact that a large segment of the population insists on being fucking morons when it comes to vaccines, masks, and social distancing means the right decision was to break that promise.

[postman1782]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

That is because we have stupid people that will do anything to not help themselves and help everyone around them. And it is completely legal for him to do these mandates.

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Biden is quickly building up the reputation of saying a lot of things he never actually commits to.

(inb4 Trump whataboutism)

It's ok, he has already kept more promises than Trump has already.

[Egomaniac]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

Wow, he truly is a snake.

Imagine the audacity of a President changing policy when confronted by evidence that the current policy isn't working.

[Dontrike]

Never kept his promise. The exact opposite happened.

Point is what Biden says and does are two COMPLETELY different things.

"Dad said I wouldn't get punished, but then he did punish me. WAH!" Your argument isn't the genius take you think it is. In fact it's pretty moronic, like a lot.

[Shadowferal]

And ?

Just a troll...please.

[Ihavewaffles]

Bullshit, taiwan ain't worth ww3

US will abandon them like with the kurds in syria, or the afghans. US is just in this to sell arms to taiwan n region n have excuse for large mil expenditure, actually fighting for taiwan that legally is province of Beijing, is another matter.

Like, soft millenials will go die by the millions for an island most of them couldn't find on a map if their lives depended on it..
Lets waltz into a meatgrinder just to stick it to Xi that he shouldn't have what's legally his...

[Pannonian]

Xi that he shouldn't have what's legally his...

Yeah, i would have agreed until this wonderful gem of chinese propaganda.

[Ihavewaffles]

Yeah, i would have agreed until this wonderful gem of chinese propaganda.

Eh?....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiw...%20of%20China.

Joint Communiqué switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In the Joint Communiqué, the United States recognized the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China.

[s_bushido]

soft millenials will go die by the millions for an island most of them couldn't find on a map

Right. Because troops are totally the ones who decide which conflicts their government is going to get involved in. Millennials are probably too old to be the ones seeing combat for much longer anyway. People larping as boomers really need to update their lingo. Or would that go against the aforementioned boomer mentality?

[Ihavewaffles]

U don't even have the balls to fight iran, it would be suicide to do it on china's doorstep, us strategies are very clear on that.

Biden really means us is rdy to profit in arms sales, not get directly involved, nor does washington expect taiwan to prevail.

I'm not a boomer, but whatever

Lol


China

[Draco-Onis]

This is more saber rattling if the US is really committed to this they would move to officially recognize Taiwan as a country. As of today only what 14 countries recognize Taiwan so we've already made the choice.

[s_bushido]

I have to chuckle at the argument from "I like their military propaganda better than ours."

Going to go out on a limb and assume that having two moms doesn't negatively impact your ability to march in formation, load artillery, or squeeze a trigger.