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In reply to the discussion: At U.N., Trump says U.S. may have to 'totally destroy' North Korea [View all]jmowreader
(50,453 posts)54. Your fantasy of the Chinese getting into a shooting war with the US is just that
Do me a favor: Read a little bit about the 1973 oil crisis. OPEC declared an embargo on oil shipments to the US in retaliation for us supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. It damn near destroyed the US economy. The Chinese could do exactly the same thing by embargoing shipments of merchandise from China to the US.
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At U.N., Trump says U.S. may have to 'totally destroy' North Korea [View all]
IronLionZion
Sep 2017
OP
A total insane and dangerous idiot...like Russia and China are going to stand by and let...
brush
Sep 2017
#2
Also, China has stated unequivocally that it would retaliate if the U.S. strikes...
LudwigPastorius
Sep 2017
#18
Your fantasy of the Chinese getting into a shooting war with the US is just that
jmowreader
Sep 2017
#54
Blocking Chinese harbors and outgoing trade would destroy the Chinese economy a lot faster then ours
EX500rider
Sep 2017
#60
For one nation to public declare an intention to "totally destroy" another nation would be
no_hypocrisy
Sep 2017
#6
How many tough guys have said the same about Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Syria
IronLionZion
Sep 2017
#24
Yes, things would escalate quickly, even if China's initial response isn't against the U.S. mainland
LudwigPastorius
Sep 2017
#21
Correct. China will not allow US to be sitting on their border. They want the NK buffer.
harun
Sep 2017
#15
That is my question...which nations would side with us ideologically, militarily and financially and
Tikki
Sep 2017
#42
Where is the United States Congress..........sitting on there fucking hands.
turbinetree
Sep 2017
#32
Why Trumps threat to totally destroy North Korea is extraordinary even for him
IronLionZion
Sep 2017
#50