This is nuts.
Who do you think they're trying to appease by saying this?
Holy Hell.
SEC. BLINKEN: "We do not support Taiwan independence.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 19, 2023
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As a refresher about the importance of Taiwan's independence, we snagged this from TIME (an outlet our pals on the Left won't complain about):
It’s in this hard-nosed context that Taiwan takes on such importance. We might admire its democracy and entrepreneurial spirit, but those are not enough to justify Americans going to war. Instead, Taiwan is important to Americans for two reasons: because it is militarily critical and because it is a bellwether.
First, Taiwan is vital to the defense of Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. If China occupied Taiwan, it would pose a much greater threat to these countries and be able to project power deep into the Pacific, a very real possibility as we can see from China’s activities in Solomon Islands and its construction of an enormous oceangoing navy, including aircraft carriers.
Second, Taiwan is the canary in the coal mine. Credibility arguments always deserve to be met with skepticism. But it is only rational for Taiwan’s neighbors to look at how we treat Taiwan as an indicator of how we would treat them. Whether we like it or not, Taiwan’s fate will play a major role in whether countries think America is reliable as the cornerstone of the coalition. Indeed, as a result, if Taiwan fell we would probably have to do far more aggressive things to prove we were reliable at all.
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So gosh, sounds like we SHOULD support their independence, right?
Why does it seem like this administration is always always ALWAYS on the wrong side of history?
So... we send billions to the dictator of Ukraine, but we won't acknowledge Taiwan as an independent country? Cowards. https://t.co/e2yvro1dOU
— Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) June 19, 2023
Traitorous filth. https://t.co/5S56coPecL
— Orange Hat Reviews (@OrngeHatPatriot) June 19, 2023
We saw Traitorous Filth open for Angry Beavers in 1999.
Yeah, we're OLD.
And there was the cue for China to invade. Right there. It's happening, folks. https://t.co/MkJ6JRpTIO
— Prince of Doges 🇺🇸 (@princeofdoges) June 19, 2023
There certainly doesn't seem to be anything stopping them.
Not us.
Are you kidding me?
— Maui Speaks (@Maui_Speaks) June 19, 2023
Guess it's your move Xi Jingping.
Blinken just greenlighted you...
Taiwan is all yours for the taking. https://t.co/PCdEjbMhjm
Scary stuff.
A big FU to Taiwan by the CCPUSA. https://t.co/GMAVC9Eats
— Tess Tickle™ 🇺🇸 ♱⚔️🐒 (@PoopTossinApe) June 19, 2023
OOF.
The Biden Administration is filled with pathetic cowards. https://t.co/79LgxMuint
— Morning Answer (@MorningAnswer) June 19, 2023
But hey, they check the right identity boxes, right?
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