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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
You think? With total respect, I think you're way off in both the likelihood of war and the chance America has of coming out of it on top.
Tensions are already high between the two, and the deterrence theory only works as long as the other doesn't do anything to make you think it's not working (telling them to "shove it" would be that).
China is equivalent to the US in military power, they've come a long way and honestly completely hold their own in power. They are not a nation the US stands any chance at all of pushing around.
In addition, the US is already in a proxy war with Russia. While Russia and China aren't inseparable, you can bet Russia would join in along with North Korea (and the insane Philippines, but who knows what relevance that would have).
The US would get absolutely obliterated if they make any big moves against China or Russia in the next 5 years. That's not even considering the idea of things going nuclear.
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You're seriously underestimating the military gap between the US and everyone else. China pushes tensions because of their economic stake. If it came down to it, they'd lose, and it wouldn't be close.
As for the bolded, not even close. The only metric they compete in is manpower, for obvious reasons. And the US isn't pushing an attack onto the mainland of a nuclear armed country anyway.