Re: Free CalTex...)

I meant in real life, not some war gamer dream.  (well not amateur war
gamer types...)

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:21:59 -0500 <warbeads@juno.com> writes:
>This scenario (in a highly varied form has been suggested in reality
>(minus the capitalist aspects of course...) at least once.
>
>On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:59:25 +0100 "Matt Tope" <mptope@omnihybrid.com>
>writes:
>>Jim Morrison wrote:
>>
>>>I've also got to work out how the USA could go
>>>from conflict with north korea to colonial power in china.
>>
>>Here is one possible scenario (possible as in highly implausibe),
>>
>>1). In the next decade US multinational corporations vastly increase 
>>their
>>investments in the manufactoring sectors of SouthEast China/Hong 
>Kong,
>>taking advantage of cheap labour and the modern 
>>capitalistic/industrial
>>infrastructure that has been established in the region.
>>
>>2). Meanwhile China's ambitions towards Taiwan final reach fruition, 
>>c.2012
>>and the PRC launches an invasion. To keep the US from interfering the 
>
>>PRC
>>persuades North Korea to invade South Korea. With Taiwans less than
>>democratic political scene, tied in with the US investments in China, 
>
>>the US
>>is reluctant to intervene in Taiwan with the limited forces it has 
>>available
>>and decides to come to the ROK's aid first.
>>
>>3). Taiwan, quickly in danger of being overwhelmed makes a last 
>>ditched
>>attempt at survival and attacks China with its few remaining theatre
>>ballistic nuclear missiles (Chinese special forces having secured 
>most 
>>of
>>Taiwans nuclear weapons early on in the invasion), destroying Bejing 
>>and
>>eliminating the Politburo. The PLA responds by nuking Taipen and 
>>finishing
>>its conquest of the island.
>>
>>4). With the party leadership in chaos, and the effects of the 
>nuclear
>>attack crippling the economy, China descends into civil war as local
>>military commanders attempt to seize control over thier respective 
>>military
>>districts and squabble amongst each other. With its support from the 
>>PRC
>>lost, and badly outclassed anyway, ROK and US forces quickly subdue 
>>the
>>DPRK.
>>
>>5). The US multinationals, concerned for their investments in South 
>>East
>>China pressurise the US governemt to act, which under a UN sponsered 
>>peace
>>keeping banner, moves troops into South East China from North Korea 
>>and
>>effectively seizes the region, pacifing it.
>>
>>6). Meanwhile civil war continues to wage throughout China, with the 
>>US
>>staging strikes into the war zone to keep the fighting away from the 
>>regions
>>it controls.
>>
>>
>>Implausibe granted, but then isn't most of what we do?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Matt Tope
>>
>>
>
>
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