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Disaffected

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7. May be but,

Reply to Melon (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:54 AM

18 hrs ago

the question still is, will the US be too engaged in the ME to mount an effective defense of Taiwan, even if it does decide to get involved? I hope you are right - it really would be WW3 if that happened.

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