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Originally posted by az4783054:
if anyone, let NATO handle it. WITHOUT AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT.

Hong Kong is a bit far afield for action by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

While NATO did support Afghan operations, it did so because "an attack on one member organization is an attack on all."

Which NATO signatory has been attacked in Hong Kong?

Send in the Marines? Yeah, because with the entire Chinese People's Liberation Army on just the other side of a river, what could possibly go wrong? <smh>

That's gotta be one of the all time dumbest, most clueless suggestions I've ever heard.

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Originally posted by Sr_Bull:
it's simply not our fight.

Yup.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Guessing you mean the same Hong Kong that celebrated in the streets when they were no longer subject to British rule?

Yeah, Karma is a bitch.

One of the wisest guys I know taught that the first question is not, “How can I best fix this problem?” or even, “What is the best way to fix this problem?” but rather, “Is this my problem to fix?” Since it is patently obvious that it is not our problem to fix, there should not be one drop of American blood put at risk.

The smart and well to do checked out in 1997 and immigrated to Canada. They are doing well.

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Originally posted by PD:
Tragic situation but not our monkeys and not our circus.

Let Taiwan and the Brits figure it out.

We don’t have enough Marines to declare war against China.

The 'Brits' left in 1997.

Just thought you'd like to know.

Marines are tough but come on, “send in the Marines”, that’s insane.

Nope, not our fight.

We shouldn’t be acting like the world police either.

Does it matter? It would be liberated in less than 48 hours, most of the city would be broken, and the women pregnant.

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
I'm sure Putin wishes Trump would do something that stupid.


Jim

As would the Democrats

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Originally posted by tacfoley:

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Originally posted by PD:
Tragic situation but not our monkeys and not our circus.

Let Taiwan and the Brits figure it out.

We don’t have enough Marines to declare war against China.

The 'Brits' left in 1997.

Just thought you'd like to know.

I realize that but to answer the OP, if they don’t care why should we. The smart money in Hong Kong took off after the transfer not trusting the Chinese to stick to the 50 year deal. HK was the crown jewel of Asia. Now, China is going to destroy it.

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Originally posted by recoatlift:
Marines are tough but come on, “send in the Marines”, that’s insane.

Damn right.

Marines like to party. It would take six months to get them back out of Hong Kong, and the town would never be the same.

And the Marines would be broke.

There's a lot to do in Hong Kong.

Too bad we can't ask Douglas MacArthur what he thinks of the idea.

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Originally posted by NK402:
Too bad we can't ask Douglas MacArthur what he thinks of the idea.

Royal Marines? Nah

So Britain owned HK, worked out a plan for it to revert to communist China, and now people expect the US to go to war with China about it?

Have people been huffing paint?

Should we send in marines, or any other troops!

HELL NO.

Somehow I missed where the US had any automatic treaty obligations to ex-British colonies.

That city is like the obverse of cancer, where the healthy bit is small and the uncontrolled growing disease surrounds it. I wish them well but shudder at the prognosis.

I predict the PRC will cave to the protestors by lip service only, but will then quietly round up the biggest trouble makers and disappear them in the Mainland. Anyone who makes too much of a fuss about it might get a warning, but they'll also meet the same fate if they persist. The PRC has always had their own goons mixed in with the HK police and any potential dissident groups.