I've never been in the military, but WW2 the agreed upon strategy was to isolate some islands instead of spending lives and resoueces on them. Failing that couldn't we just drop a really big bomb on them? .
Oh I am sure these islands will be be bombed. Then the Marines come in to secure the island and setup air/sea defense fortifications to disrupt China's ability to move assets.
It just doesn't seem necessary or smart. Why attack where they expect you to attack? Then it just becomes a meat grinder as it changes hands? With satellites, stand off weapons etc. we could make these islands counter productive for the CCP to occupy? And without putting many US or allied lives at risk. Just seems like a poor risk reward ratio, unless you just want a perpetual conflict for ....reasons.
It most likely would be only islands that have a significant strategic position that we would need to disrupt China's movements. China has a sizable sub fleet, these islands could prove essential in countering these sub movements to protect our naval assets.
I've never been in the military, but WW2 the agreed upon strategy was to isolate some islands instead of spending lives and resoueces on them. Failing that couldn't we just drop a really big bomb on them? .
Oh I am sure these islands will be be bombed. Then the Marines come in to secure the island and setup air/sea defense fortifications to disrupt China's ability to move assets.
It just doesn't seem necessary or smart. Why attack where they expect you to attack? Then it just becomes a meat grinder as it changes hands? With satellites, stand off weapons etc. we could make these islands counter productive for the CCP to occupy? And without putting many US or allied lives at risk. Just seems like a poor risk reward ratio, unless you just want a perpetual conflict for ....reasons.
It most likely would be only islands that have a significant strategic position that we would need to disrupt China's movements. China has a sizable sub fleet, these islands could prove essential in countering these sub movements to protect our naval assets.