Greg Lobison <Greg_member@newsguy.com> wrote:
> On 20 Aug 2004 20:05:44 -0700, John W.  ...

>>mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote in message

>>> Yes, but they have nukes, and a touchy China on their northern border.
>>> Iraq or Iran presented easier targets.
>>> 
>>They have nukes now, maybe. They almost certainly didn't have them
>>when we were planning our war with Iraq, but they do have real weapons
>>of mass destruction, unlike Iraq. But that might have been part of the
>>point.
>>
>>I honestly believe China wouldn't do too much.

> I disagree, the threat of US forces doing their "police" work on their border
> was waht brpught them into the Korean non-war police action conflict.

Militarily, they wouldn't. They'd come to an "agreement", however, with
the US regarding the status of their "rogue province".

Essentially, we'd have to cede Taiwanese independence in return for
Chinese cooperation.

Mike