08-16-2021, 11:14 PM
(08-16-2021, 10:24 PM)samhain Wrote: Let the Chinese have their crack at it. They'll eventually learn all of the same things that the US, the Soviets, the British, and everyone else who tried all the way back to Alexander the Great found out: Nothing good comes to anyone that gets involved in that country, no matter how much military might or motivation they may have.
Except the raw mineral deposits in the region are worth more to China now than ever before. Too bad we blew our world domination load early on an oil marketing plan that couldn’t be solidified.
It’s always been about the mining rights. Don’t forget it.