US Green Berets will permanently deploy to Taiwan

Six miles. A handful of U.S. Special Operations soldiers will be stationed on an island controlled by Taiwan, just six miles from mainland China.
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[@shubashuba9209]

I'm gonna be honest here. Taiwan controlling Kinmen islands is actually insane.

[@UnfilteredCactus]

Definitely a big dick move to claim island that close to their shores

[@islantay5795]

think this another way, if China really wants to take taiwan by force how could they even allow taiwan to control Kinmen.

[@anthonyrodrigues5032]

​@@UnfilteredCactus That is in their shores 😂. I don't even know if I'd call strategic or not. China probably has a 1/6 of its military force around that island.

[@Dept246]

@@UnfilteredCactusIt was the communists who took China from the ROC during the Chinese Civil War. Kinmen Island, Matsu Island, Penghu and Taiwan were the last strongholds of the ROC which the communists were unable to conquer.

[@youngcitybandit]

@@anthonyrodrigues5032 ya i dont think Taiwan would even try to take keep control of those islands if China decides to attack lol

[@LP-gs3xj]

As a retired Marine I had to smile at how much footage was Marines for a Green Beret video

[@captureitlive]

The Corp is looking great these days . I'm going to donate black and red skirts for all personnel for "sensitivity day" .

[@RockyMountainRetriever]

@@urbanliving3141no they’re all overrated.

[@chriscarlino5561]

At least they didn’t call IFV’s, personal transport vehicles, and continuous track John deers tanks.

[@zubdub2506]

It's not a Green Beret video. There's multiple topics discussed here. The footage you're referring to is of Cobra Gold, the joint-training exercise currently being conducted between the USN/USMC and Thailand, something they explain.

[@himehime1629]

@@captureitlive bet most of them are probably more physically fit than you

[@PTSDwithME]

Crazy what a few semiconductor factories will get you

[@JuniorWA]

ermmm akutally we would be protecting them regardless because we have a duty to safeguard democracy

[@PTSDwithME]

@@JuniorWA I can’t tell if this is trolling lol

[@JuniorWA]

@@PTSDwithME it was i forgot the "/s"

[@GBR9794]

not just a few, we tw have dozens of them and are building more and more rapidly with better processing nodes.

[@louisastuto2878]

90% of the worlds semiconductor chips are manufactured there, the things that power literally every piece of electronic tech you have and will ever touch. “A few factories” is a laughably ignorant description of a place that virtually powers the entire modern world.

[@klephenthurry3284]

Taiwan is complaining about poor training so this is a good thing. Some soldiers reported that most of them couldn't even hit a stationary target 20 feet in front of them. They need to know at least the basics of urban warfare to stand any sort of chance to repel a Chinese invasion.

[@naisyjohns]

Because they know a Chinese invasion is impossible to pull off. They would barely make the coast.

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

If you cant teach yourself how to zero a rifle in i have no hope for you against the chinese.

[@reptileloverreptile-vt6fd]

@@naisyjohnsthen why do they need US special forces there to train them than?

[@naisyjohns]

@@reptileloverreptile-vt6fd Because they asked for it :0:0:0

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

@@User-zd9ke or maybe train them to green beret standards doing what green berets do which is building an army out of the countries people. Never forget that. De oppresso liber.

[@joserizal9845]

Take some lessons from Japan during the Second World War they knew a couple of things in island defense

[@skelebonesdr3836]

Japanese and Vietnamese tunnels and traps were pretty effective

[@caocao4266]

Classic warfare is out of trends now. Why bother to drop a missile when a virus could do a better job sheesh

[@mav40420]

Fucking crazy how they could keep an island n hold that shit down for months on end with little to no supplies

[@cutedoggo4419]

I agree

[@kksan]

not the kamikaze part tho.

[@mave2k]

Damn those Chinese are getting aggressive. How dare they put their country 6 miles away from American Green Berets.

[@ashblythe9598]

Maybe they shouldn't be an ass to their neighbours.

[@sootstainedruby1439]

Chinese bot lmao

[@hate-chan4369]

How dare the Americans deploy military units to a country that’s being harassed by its bigger neighbour. 🙄

[@abyyy490]

@@hate-chan4369 harrassed by bigger neighbours? Like Cuba?

[@hate-chan4369]

@@abyyy490 you mean when the soviets put nukes on Cuba? Sounds like Cuba and soviets harassment. No logic

[@jamestagg2152]

What gives the US military a massive advantage is being able to train in various biomes, terrains, and obstacles. Truely impressive.

[@Illisil]

Does China not also have this advantage? Are the Chinese not also able to train in various biomes, terrains, and obstacles?

[@getmyuted]

​@@IllisilUS been to different kind of war that's why they're far experienced... on negative part that's also why most middle east and some other countries hated US...

[@kevinmanan1304]

@@getmyuted US lost a lot of wars too (we haven’t won since ww2). But I do like our strategy of training other countries in our place. I’d rather not have our vets be a bigger liability and Taiwan should fight for Taiwan. My care for Taiwan ends when we’re risking American lives but Taiwanese fighting for Taiwan? I’d support that.

[@Slick-vo9hp]

@@kevinmanan1304we have never won politically but military wise the US has done well except for Vietnam but that’s for obvious reasons.

[@kevinmanan1304]

​@@Slick-vo9hp what other war have we done well in? Gulf war was under NATO and we lost Iraq with trillions in debt from it

[@realitynow4342]

The USMC has been doing this type of training on Okinawa since WWII.

[@davidanalyst671]

The USMC has been training Japanese soldiers as recently as the Ukrainian invasion.

[@stinkypete891]

Didn’t help them in Vietnam.

[@shvdxwjack6703]

Are you seriously comparing Okinawa to Taiwan

[@Withnail1969]

The USMC is hated by Okinawa locals.

[@hylimm]

meaning they have been wasting their time since then at taxpayers' expense.

[@ronaldmarcks1842]

SIX MILES? I dunno, seems awfully close to the hornet's nest.

[@flyinpug3791]

Those soldiers are only placed there to be used as trip wire for an excuse for the US to go to war.

[@Wolfspaine7N6]

Cry about it

[@cameronspence4977]

So what? Its literally their job. Do you even know what the main green berets functions are ?

[@notarmchairhistorian7779]

Imagine if that was the us

[@gorillaeggs8199]

Yup. Seems like an "accident" waiting to happen.

[@amibition_]

Six miles is the distance from a side of my town to the center of the next 💀

[@Comm0ut]

"Deployments" are not permanent. Military illiteracy is a helluva drug. A prolonged training deployment does fit the Special Operations mission.

[@AyjayAlleyway]

The individuals won’t be there permanently, but we’ll permanently have troops there…. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@aaronharkins4331]

Green Berets are a great choice as would be Seals for the straights and the coasts.

[@wheresthelotion6734]

Green Berets are infiltration units

[@bobsaturday4273]

licking lotsa dicky lately ?

[@EastlakeRasta7]

I'd say the Seabees instead of the seals

[@ljmorgan784]

What happened to special forces being classified

[@seraphwithatank6535]

I mean, if you hear about it it probably isn't classified, it's not like you hear abput everything the special forces do...

[@haroldjoseph8296]

Special needs forces

[@marleyboy7732]

@ 2:52 can anyone tell me what is on the end of these barrels of their rifles? Ive seen these lil red boxes on alot of fire training exercise vids.

[@jonathans.9372]

BFA - blank fire adapter. Rifle is loaded with blank rounds for training.

[@marleyboy7732]

@@jonathans.9372 Ahh Ok! I got ya. Thanks.

[@alimerhi5531]

It would silly to think they’re not actively deployed there as common practice

[@danielgarcia-zw9ut]

Yeap, early warning system looks like Probably the first casualties if it comes to that

[@jm7578]

I’ve been to Kinmen ( Jinmen 金門）， it was a very unique experience to say the least.

[@yagi3925]

Oh, it's written as 金門? It means "golden gate", then. Interesting.

[@alanc457]

Did you ride a jet ski to Xiamen for lunch?

[@jace8785]

​@@yagi3925more like gold door.

[@haroldjoseph8296]

You got booty played?

[@jhanschoo]

@@jace8785 門 is the word both for doors and gates, and historically its meaning is closer to gate (compare Romance/Latin porta), as in here. Here the sense is as in gate at the boundary of administered areas, as in city gate, or border crossing. For the front door of a house 戶 is the specific word historically used.

[@Ludba-ex9pi]

It's like our leadership wants the world to end. Imagine Chinese soldiers 6 miles off our coasts...

[@baneofbanes]

So we should just let them do whatever they want huh?

[@ArmyJuan1991]

Well they only care about themselves they seem To think China and Russia would stop invading if no1 stops em.

[@crazychase98]

​@baneofbanes america needs to worry about or selfs. You really want a war with china they have 7 million in there millitery an nukes

[@petrus9]

CCP puppet

[@bw2442]

Funny not even a year ago USA, and the world were saying Taiwan was a part of China and China was eventually going to reconnect with Taiwan, then the USA began to say Taiwan should be free.

[@BernieTheDevastator]

I’m sorry. Respectfully, I would just let China keep that second island if I were in charge of Taiwan. The one only 6 miles from the mainland.

[@DeusExTrixTv]

Tell it to china too about claiming 10 dash line while islands in ASEAN is belong with their EEZ

[@BernieTheDevastator]

@@DeusExTrixTv I’m sorry genuinely don’t know what that means or what your talking about. Could u explain it?

[@Justaguy10723]

@@BernieTheDevastator they will not stop just like germany didnt stop during ww2. China is also claiming parts of my country India..

[@mikek0135]

Keeping that island is a huge strategic advantage for Taiwan.

[@Petercarmo93]

"say WW3 is starting without saying WW3 is starting"

[@user-zk8zw1be8m]

Let’s go!

[@levismith7444]

Sleepy joe 2024😂😂

[@mikespalaceofdowntime4773]

The end is near…

[@mikespalaceofdowntime4773]

@@levismith7444if Trump wins 2024, you won’t have to worry about things outside the US. Being under a stupid dictator will be the worst thing possible for the US.

[@rapidshot3033]

Far from it too costly

[@shutin4good227]

How much training is needed to have a missile war?

[@Shyhalu]

Gotta blow that military budget somehow. No amount of training will stop Chna from taking Taiwan. We're talking about a 1.4bn military and manufacturing powerhouse population vs ~20 million.....who have to be given equipment and aid.

[@dtowerz9489]

And we're talking 5k+ nukes and better equipment

[@dusk6159]

@@Shyhalu By your logic Germany would've easily won the World Wars and defended the easily capturable european continent from the far away americans. And the collapsed Soviet Union should've been a state-of-the-art army like China should be (instead it's paper tools, smoke and mirrors who has to infiltrate others to get technology and catch up), plus also easily won with their tons of numbers, equipment, money etc against Afghanistan.

[@patel5532]

CCP bot. Don’t worry this are not 3rd class weapons like Chinese Covid army. Its world class equipment

[@Shyhalu]

@@patel5532 ok CIA bot.

[@peteshour768]

War is coming when the Green Berets land.

[@milliondollalic]

Their job is to train soldiers and have been doing so in every corner of the world since their inception. No “war” is coming.

[@stonerhimb9338]

RIP

[@kevinocampo4507]

🧢

[@CoolestDude38NC]

Green Berets are all over the place. Their main job is to train and advise foreign militaries.

[@quickfeed7592]

Green Berets are deployed all over the globe... at all times... let's not fear monger here.

[@aeromtb2468]

how about spool up conscription and length

[@hamfistsman6267]

We just can't help getting involved in everything.

[@keithallen5795]

This is insane. We will be defeated by their giant population. And nuclear surprise.

[@9z929]

This things kinda happen because of the US... not saying that americans are wrong or anything but they're definitely doing for their own control and interest, which is all arround the world in pretty much every conflict for the past century.

[@ryanmorgan5677]

@@9z929 Taiwan has been a US ally for over 70 years and the US had nothing to do with the tensions between Tiawan and China. The US didn't start WWII, they had nothing to do with the Mao's civil war or the KMT fleeing to Taiwan, and they had nothing to do with the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.

[@9z929]

​@@ryanmorgan5677 Yes but Taiwan needs the support and is a key US partner in the Indo-Pacific with commercial and geopolitical significance. The US is trying to mantain for its own interests for like 50 years and I get it. I was just saying that its not randomly or by love that the US is involved on every conflict.

[@chethanx666]

@@ryanmorgan5677 But we did start putting semiconductor factories there. And they're extremely valuable. So if the mainland wants to invade a country that the PRC never controlled to begin with, they can get fucked.

[@anonanon7235]

Imagine, China stationing their soldiers 6 miles from the US border. Just imagine that.

[@dann547]

“Don’t trust China; China asshole!”

[@Oblivisci........]

Except we don't. The closest small island that Taiwan owns is six miles from China's border. That's not where the green berets are stationed. Taiwan is roughly 100 miles away from China's coast. It's almost like you weren't listening to a thing. We've had military drills and had soldiers stationed in Taiwan on and off for decades now. They rotate and go back and forth. Almost like that thing called a deployment. Except this time the Taiwanese government wants it to be permanent for training purposes. Almost like their government has been threatened by the CCP for a long time or something.

[@Chris-fn4df]

China has their Soldiers and Navy far closer to the allies that depend on us for protection. China *will* invade if they have the opportunity. The USA will not. American children may not care about their allies, or maintaining the global economy that makes their lifestyle possible... but you don't vote, so your opinion doesn't matter.

[@Flakjacket96]

I can and it's not a big deal.

[@drksideofthewal]

The difference is, the US actually has good relations with most of its neighbors. Unlike China. Where would China put those troops?

[@fishngiggles5272]

Oh shit

[@byssmal]

So, what is the difference between green beret and other US commandos branch?

[@kellensanna]

The Green Berets are supposed to be “force magnifiers”. They are supposed to augment existing forces in an area or sometimes raise new ones. They dont act alone.

[@morbid747]

The casualty rate.

[@davidanalyst671]

Both are made up. There are no green berets in the USA, and there are no commandos. I think the french had "green beret" unit, but the USA doesn't. theres army, navy, airforce, then below them are seals, marines, rangers, spec ops, delta. you notice how there wasn't anyone with a job title green beret.

[@Eyes_of_Oryx]

Where did this incredible footage come from ? 😻

[@edwardbondoc2550]

They should start training its own people like Switzerland. PH should follow the same concept as Switzerland never to be invaded by anybody.

[@Shyhalu]

Switzerland was regularly invaded, it doesn't happen often because it remained neutral and in difficult terrain. Their military is a joke compared to the rest of the world.

[@DdGg-qt4xo]

@@Shyhalutheir military is nothing to play with? wtf are u on about, ask the Germans that invaded them

[@Shyhalu]

@@DdGg-qt4xo We did, they decided the terrain was too much to deal with. Their military was irrelevant in that decision.

[@Sir_Furry_Quokkalot]

What is the world coming to...? Seems like in the last 4-5 years, more and more countries wanting what other countries have with the civilians caught in the middle. Most if not all of the time the civilians who live in these areas just want to be free of the politics of the whole terrible situation. Makes me thankful my family and myself don't live in these hot spots, but at the same time it makes me worry that all this might in the end mean that my boys will be sent away to fight in these wars.

[@JaneJetsin]

You slept through history class? 4-5 years? Through all humanity. Even in your life.

[@Sir_Furry_Quokkalot]

@@JaneJetsin Yeah I pretty much did sleep through history class... and science and all the others. But I was more getting to the fact that super powers are getting more directly involved (not including the US as they always stick their military into other countries business). I was in the military and served overseas, but the wars in the later part of the 20th century and even early 21st century (when I served and before I was a father) were never against super powers Now as a father I understand why my father didn't want me to serve, I watch the news and see what is going on. I know that sounds hypocritical because I know it is, but the wars that are ramping up today are being fought by nuclear super powers, when I served it was to stop a despot, today's and tomorrow's wars will be fought to stop nuclear super powers. I also know that throughout the 20th and 21st century there have always been assholes wanting other peoples shit, but you cannot compare what is going on today to what was happening in the later part of the 20th century. My sons are also 18 and 17 respectively, I know they will serve if asked, but that is what scares me. You cannot compare Ukraine to Kosovo, Mogadishu or East Timor, they just aren't they same thing. Sorry for the novel, just trying to explain why I said what I said. I fully understand what you are saying and you are correct. But with the idiots in Washington and the dictators in Russia, China and North Korea; to me at least seems to be ramping up to a full on world war. I see these news pieces and I am reminded of Einstein saying: "I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". I am paraphrasing, but the only thing wrong with this saying is we know what the weapons are going to be used in the next world war, we are seeing them used right now. If that doesn't scare you nothing will, just saying there's always a war somewhere doesn't comfort a parent who's kids might have to get involved.

[@JaneJetsin]

@@Sir_Furry_Quokkalot We were in a “Cold War” for decades and fought proxy wars after WWII just EXACTLY like we are now in Ukraine. Every proxy war had one superpower involved and one or two backing the “underdog” Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan twice, Iraq, Syria and now Ukraine. Only the Middle East conflicts had two smaller nation backed by superpowers. Truly there’s nothing new it’s just you’re now becoming aware.

[@JaneJetsin]

@@Sir_Furry_Quokkalot I will make one point that we probably agree is different about Ukraine. It is Russia on a direct path to increase its territorial domain. Unlike as Afghanistan where it merely tried to set up a puppet government. Ever since 1945 and unleashing atomic weapons it was a foregone conclusion that other nations would eventually create them and that sooner or later. The whole point of Mutually Assured Destruction was to prevent a territorially hungry nation from expanding and threatening that if you try to stop me I’ll start using atomic weapons. We knew eventually someone would try it, like Putin. Now the choice is to either allow him to gobble up every non-nuclear country he wants or tell him no. Any country with nuclear weapons will be immune to attack because naturally they will use them in defense. If we don’t want every country to have atomic weapons it’s the atomic powers DUTY to protect the other countries from atomic powers. Your thoughts?

[@Sir_Furry_Quokkalot]

​@@JaneJetsin The people in Ukraine would disagree with it being a cold war. But I do get what you're saying. What worries me with that war is what happens after Ukraine and what is happening in Washington. If Russia are allowed to continue, mark my words; NATO will be drawn into the fighting. This is not a cold war scenario, it is very much happening. Unlike the cold war where Russia or America where arming rebel factions in Africa or fighting rebels in Afghanistan, this time Russia is fighting and it is not the same thing when they are invading a sovereign nation. So unlike the cold war, where east and west were fighting each other by arming different sides in a third world country, this one is being fought outright and when, not if but when, NATO are drawn in then that will open the door to Chinese aggression in the South China seas, because countries that are allies to NATO countries will have their attention elsewhere. This is very similar to what happened in WWII and Japan. De facto wars are not the same thing, history is about to repeat itself. That is my opinion, not saying you're wrong, just saying that there are more than two sides at play here. Because don't forget about Israel and Hamas, Egypt, even Yemen's Houthi militants and that whole mess as well. Just how far can the US spread it's military? So this is not like the cold war, this is very much a hot (mess) war. So what will happen is these wars either go on and on or all out war to stop the wars... so again, WWIII. Don't forget I am not saying you're wrong, but at least you aren't calling me names for having a different view/opinion, so thanks :)

[@flak88gun]

Finally, someone gets the picture.

[@eric2892]

I get the feeling whatever that Black Hornet Nano is made of probably came from Taiwan to begin with.

[@CatEnthusiast-gr3cv]

Hopefully my obesity will keep me from getting drafted. Big shout out to tacos.

[@jimshoe402]

First Wave and I'll Stand Behind you..Thanks

[@Justaguy10723]

the one time i will be in disadvantage for not being fat

[@Justaguy10723]

tbf obese people will still be drafted just as they get drafted in every war but for worst jobs compared to not obese people..only way out is if you are disabbled..

[@Mexmike-lh1fx]

😂🎉

[@gwot]

I actually gained 10 kgs just so I don't get drafted, a month before I could go get my army physical they bumped up the BMI requirements making me eligible, it was horrible timing

[@glorfac]

Glad we can escalate global conflicts and send American dollars overseas while we have citizens going hungry and homeless

[@cameronspence4977]

Want to explain how this is escalating any global conflict in any way you China loving commie?

[@holycat9766]

You chose Biden 4 yrs ago, here is the price.

[@SpringIsBACK]

Oh, come on. Take a look at a graph of US (federal) defense spending as a % of GDP, vs. federal domestic spending as a % of GDP, from the end of WW2 to present. And that doesn't even include state and local gov't spending, which is almost all "domestic". Our problem is NOT a failure to spend money domestically in recent years.

[@ArmyJuan1991]

Even if they didn’t send dollars overseas they still wouldn’t feed the hungry and homeless. They didn’t before why would they now?

[@quickfeed7592]

@@ArmyJuan1991 Do you go spend your own money on feeding and housing the homeless?

[@johngray491]

SO WHAT AND, WHAT CAN THEY DO BESIDES NOTHING?

[@milomateer6565]

Very happy we are training with our allies. Love for USA 🇺🇸❤

[@patallen5095]

Thanks for this. Good training and learning opportunities for both Taiwan's SOF and Regular troops.

[@cosmoray9750]

Freaking American. Everywhere they go they create problems for the locals. US recognized Taiwan is part of China and yet they are promoting separatism in Taiwan. What kind of asshole country is that. Look what happened to Iraq. China has always maintain they wanted to unify peacefully. If they wanted, they could have moved into Taiwan years ago. What the American did is occupied Taiwan, China again.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Yeah, the regular troops are more concerned with finishing their term.

[@xz2bzy804]

This will give some boosts to Taiwan morale

[@strokesfan59]

If black hornet nano has been talked about for couple years now, I can only imagine the tech they're using current day.

[@l.wilson3484]

Man, we are really poking the dragon aren’t we?

[@KevinHernandez-hz6kj]

If the Dragon is there, question is they have dragon??

[@iBeo01]

we are the dragon

[@Asomesauc]

Fuck the Dragon

[@jeraldconstantineojeda6916]

You mean lizard?

[@user-FUCKYOU18]

Red dragon is china 🇨🇳

[@noahfranks984]

All of this is so dangerous

[@MrTsiolkovsky]

What is dangerous is China's naked aggression in the south china sea.

[@FloppaAppreciator]

This isnt the first time. MAAG now returns to the 21st century.

[@NichiriCo]

They should relocate to Xiamen Island. It's very close to Kinnmen Island, but the harbor is bigger, and the have a large mall.

[@user-mk3wg2de3u]

I mean I love our US military but how would we feel if Russia or China SF were right on our doorstep.

[@JaneJetsin]

What does that matter? Russians are often in Cuba and Venezuela.

[@Yanel5795]

​@@JaneJetsinno they dont have permanent soilders or bases there, but you dont care

[@JaneJetsin]

@@Yanel5795 You’re correct I don’t care. They didn’t say we were creating a permanent base in Taiwan. They said our troops will be there permanently on their bases. Exactly like NATO countries do with each other. We have had troops on a rotating basis in every NATO country like all members do. Russia does have troops and ships in Cuba and Venezuela rotating in and out. If you know anyone in the Navy stationed in a southern port like Charleston on a ship ask them how often they shadowed Russian ships into Cuba. The only reason it has decreased is their navy is aging and falling apart.

[@Yanel5795]

@@JaneJetsin Russia doesnt have troops station permanently in mexican, Cuban bases, etc. People like you are why wars happens pure hypocrisy, pure evil. Anyways enjoy the judgment

[@Low_commotion]

@@Yanel5795 They don't (afawk) but they _do_ likely have permanent advisors on hand helping the Cubans & Venezuelans like what is happening here. And of course, both China & the US have agents on each other's soil, hell we just caught one of em at Google yesterday leaking TPU chip secrets.

[@aaronwilson4258]

Not surprising. The main mission set of green berets is to train local forces to repel aggressors.

[@pitbossea]

They have probably been there for years.

[@user-nu2sv9ss6o]

Nice. Build a naval port and air base

[@Dorian102]

I think they technically have one, but they are owned by Taiwanese forces due to treaty between china and US

[@ttrestle]

Good! This is what commandos do best. Train the indigenous forces.

[@Withnail1969]

Worked great in Vietnam and Afghanistan, eh?

[@nunyabidnez5857]

@@Withnail1969 with millions of enemy combatants dead between those 2 countries I'd say it works quite well......

[@delos2279]

@@Withnail1969 Don't forget all of NATO, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Iraq, SG and all the others we do training and/or joint exercises with.

[@Withnail1969]

@@delos2279 NATO is a collection of impotent deindustrialised countries. It can't fight a war.

[@Withnail1969]

@@nunyabidnez5857 But you lost and your country was humiliated as well as squandering trillions of dollars. Beaten by a bunch of guys in sandals both times. Pathetic.

[@antongavutti4376]

.....the WAR are not meant to end but rather continuous.....

[@I.like.my.own.comments]

War is peace

[@aaronharkins4331]

I mean humans are closer in culture to Chimps than Bonobos. Otherwise we’d have orgies to settle our disputes. We’ve been warring for a loooong time.

[@shredderly]

@@I.like.my.own.comments Ignorance is strength.

[@BWC-Chad]

@@I.like.my.own.commentspoo poo is pee pee

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Good - but the numbers should be increased. Deterrence is far cheaper than fighting a war.

[@johnsullivan8673]

This isn’t deterrence.

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Are you insane?

[@well-blazeredman6187]

@@jeffmilroy9345 Remind me how non-deterrence worked in Ukraine at the beginning of 2022?

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Get out of there too!@@well-blazeredman6187

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Proxy wars are not our strong suit. But if you want to send friends and family to challenge China and Russia I would first do a reality check with Chat GPT. Get out of there too.@@well-blazeredman6187

[@LilKwann]

Yeah we won’t see gta 6 in this lifetime huh

[@BWC-Chad]

don’t think so lüh bro

[@TheGunny737]

Free Formosa!

[@user-yi3ic2id3h]

Taiwan is a gangster by occupying small island beside mainland China. Hahah

[@stevenlee7748]

Agree

[@newaccountdoesnotequaltrol6409]

What?

[@NomadA1]

Opsec will be important as China will be looking to study tactics

[@hatman_cuw4301]

What if an underwater torpedo or Chinese doomsday torpedo greets you on mainland Taiwan

[@scarlettuwu9582]

Heck Yeh!!! Let’s go U.S. Military!!!!! 💖💖💖 The strongest deterrence and path towards peace is strength. And absolutely no one else compares, even remotely. Militaries that work in close collaboration with us absolutely become capable of defending themselves.

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

How old are you? The same move (NATO expansion with US troops in Ukraine) provoked Russia into invading and destroying Ukraine. US has been provoking China into invading Taiwan for a decade. China did not fall for it. This is all about starting war worldwide to destroy any perceived or makeup enemy. Grow da f up!

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

Ukraine cannot destroy Russia in the War. Instead, Russia is destroying Ukraine. This should be a lesson to the American Muppets running Taiwan. LOL

[@davidanalyst671]

Just like the USA won Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@Shyhalu]

"And absolutely no one else compares, even remotely." How tf do people like you forget we lost Korea, Vietnam, and now just recently lost Afghanistan?? We've even losing in the Ukraine.

[@johnsterdumpster]

cant talk peace and have a gun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@michaelbaxter9760]

Imagine going through tall that hard ass training, just to have your movements exposed by some reporter.

[@Blackowl44]

Imagine being special forces soldier stationed on a tiny island, where the enemy you will have to fight one day. Has a population of a 1.4 billion people and located just across the channel.

[@michaelbaxter9760]

@@Blackowl44 yeah, that’s crazy.

[@R4G3FULL]

@@michaelbaxter9760it’s bravery 🫡

[@TSOP2020]

Imagine if we have reversed alien tech just waiting to be used. Or even worse what if a lot of countries do. 😅 some Independence Day 2 type stuff

[@Justaguy10723]

@@Blackowl44 India might support usa. Thats a big might though.If that happens, India has 1.4 billion population ;)

[@secritsquirrel4994]

They've been there for years fam as "instructors". In fact the DOD has had all kinds of specialists there for a long time.

[@cleny217]

Didnt even know we still had Green Berets xD Never hear about the boys.

[@davidanalyst671]

We don't have green berets. Its a stupid word that doesn't even mean anything anymore. Just say spec ops, or marines or say what they really are "sacrificial victims if war ever starts"

[@chillstep4life]

Washington always gotta stir the dirt 🙄🙄

[@Oblivisci........]

Yeah, totally not China baselessly claiming multiple nation's oceans as theirs. Despite the fact that international law written almost 100 years ago regarding maritime borders (that every other country uses and follows) tells them that its not their oceans. Or how about the fact that 99% of the citizens of Taiwan want nothing to do with China or the CCP, have had a thriving democracy for decades, and China has threatened to invade for years? But, no. To you its America stirring the pot. It amazes me some of you can breathe, let alone write with how few brain cells you seem to have.

[@chillstep4life]

@@Oblivisci........ lol the amount of fake news you just spewed is laughable. Let me guess your American?

[@jaredmartinez7323]

Oh look another retard

[@Chris-fn4df]

@@chillstep4life You are a bot. You might eat and sleep and have family... but your mind does not belong to you, puppet.

[@cf8613]

@@chillstep4lifewhat is fake news? China has been claiming that it’s their territory for ages and there is every legitimate reasons for the U.S. to stop it.

[@sw8741]

"Human history is warfare, punctuated with intermittent periods of peace" - Historians

[@franktsao5001]

Wow, am I the only one who sees how bad this will end one day?

[@Cryosxify]

we need a permanent underground base there

[@hotttt28]

That is definitely a move in the right direction!

[@davidanalyst671]

we are going to start ww3 for semiconductors which can be manufactured anywhere on the planet??????

[@hanshukebein]

because ? allways increase the influence of american imperialism right ? you brainwashed fuck face

[@keking2178]

for wars😂

[@justdoge7144]

Will you say the same for Ukraine?

[@darkmoon4135]

You forgot the Navy Seals taught the PLA in China how to fight 4 years ago. This is not going to end well.

[@jackreacher.]

@darkmoon4135 Know your enemy.

[@andreikoto4810]

Mini drones dope gear green beret . Nothing of this matters when one five five starts flying.

[@kellymoses8566]

Any disruption to TSMC fabs caused by a Chinese invasion would trigger a global recession.

[@arieltraasdahl-xh6ri]

Hell yeah Green Berets. Hey Jackie Chan. Guess what the Green Berets' motto is . De Oppresso Liber. To free the oppressed. What.

[@Elchapo_69]

Taiwan is like Hawaii.

[@shazzadhasan3970]

most people won't get it. Taiwan to China is like Ukraine to Russia.

[@thr0waway]

@@shazzadhasan3970 Not exactly. Some similarities, but also many crucial differences.

[@shazzadhasan3970]

@@thr0waway there are no difference if nato is involved

[@shvdxwjack6703]

This other guy was comparing Okinawa to Taiwan

[@delos2279]

@@shazzadhasan3970 COMPLETELY different... It's more like North and South Korea. Same ethnicity and language but one is democratic and the other is (fake) communist.

[@hyghacinth1632]

Bro that yellow is too close to Reforger yellow

[@khoroshoigra8388]

They need seal teams that could destroy naval underwater

[@hamfistsman6267]

They aren't going to announce those.

[@dallasyap3064]

If war does occur, you can bet Navy SEALs and Force Recons are deployed to conduct underwater demolitions and sabotage of vessels operations.

[@wsmit405]

Funny how we could send Green Berets all the way to Taiwan but not our own southern border.

[@GeorgeeeE-pt3iv]

Yeah the immigration crisis is bad but China is worse

[@Digitalworldfly]

im sure we do what about green berets that go into contract work?

[@blaiiiine5594]

You do realize it's unconstitutional to use military forces other than the National Guard on domestic soil, don't you?

[@burtan2000]

Ya'll are so worried about some Latinos coming up and takin' yer jwobs. Dey tuk hour jewbs! Or you believe more strict immigration enforcement or a wall or a few dozen green berets will make a difference in... what? smuggling? Smuggling is bc we decided to spend billions a year on a war against our own citizens a war on drugs. By waging that war, we've created the largest black market in history. NOTHING can stop the powerful cartels from transporting drugs. NOTHING. If you're worried about migrants, did you know half of illegal immigrants currently in the US, entered LEGALLY. So build a mile tall wall, it won't stop them. Just admit, you don't want us to get too brown. You don't want ONE CENT of your tax dollars to go toward the needy, ESPECIALLY if they're not Americans, and doubly so if they're brown. So you're not a Christian. Christ was pretty clear on this. I'm obvjously a supporter of a legal pathway for immigrants to be granted residency and even citizenship. We need the workers. "Nobody wants tow ork anymore" well, yeah. No one has ever WANTED to work, but we still need to. It's jsut there are too many dang boomers and not enough youth. I do recognize the very real need to keep immigration to a slow, steady trickle. That way, they assimilate and enrichen our culture. So we can't have too many enter. Luckily, in a nation of 340 million people, we can absob a lot of new ppl without affecting things. A But then again, dey took ur jerbs.

[@hzhang1228]

@@blaiiiine5594 he didn't say which side of the border 😉

[@LouisFrancoisArt]

Democracy at it again.

[@davidanalyst671]

Did you vote for people or did you vote for the budget? You voted for people who built the budget. The USA is a republic.

[@josegh89]

If true, this is an escalatory move that could contribute to WWIII.

[@frankcruz8863]

Alright Green Berets Right On 🇺🇸💪🏻⚓️🪖

[@lailailai1215154]

Same in Ukraine. US army trained Ukraine army to fight Russia and leave . Look what happened to Ukraine.

[@bakerstreet101]

The Ukranians have done a lot better than expected.

[@thejourney6712]

​@@bakerstreet101 counts for nothing when they are getting smaller everyday.

[@RoyalWulffDry]

@@bakerstreet101That is true. But that said, just like Taiwan, they are vastly outnumbered and will fold under time.

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

@@thejourney6712 russia can never win in Ukraine

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

@@RoyalWulffDry No. Russia can never win in ukraine.

[@saviorvx1883]

this is a old tactic that help deter russia during the cold war by using us troops as a trip wire , meaning if any of em dies ,we would assume it as a declaration of war and call up a larger force .

[@Chris-fn4df]

Taiwan is the tripwire, what are you talking about? We have a defense treaty with them, and have already made a public commitment to defending them if attacked. Why would we need a "tripwire" of Soldiers when we already have one? This "tripwire" didn't apply when Special Forces were killed in Syria. It didn't apply a few weeks ago when SEAL's died in the Med. You clearly don't have the first clue what you are talking about, and have never served a day in your life. Your entire perspective on the military is spoon-fed to you by your media choices, not by any practical knowledge. I wonder what you are an expert in, that others always get wrong about your profession?

[@NeferetThePaladin]

@@Chris-fn4dfYou done talking? Do you want your poptart now? (I have absolutely no opinion to either side of your dissagrement)

[@morbid747]

​@@Chris-fn4dfThere's no defense treaty.

[@sdrfz]

@@Chris-fn4df We don't have a defense treaty with Taiwan. Biden made a verbal commitment to defend Taiwan which is non-binding, and AFAIK no other recent US President has made that commitment.

[@delos2279]

It's definitely deterrence. The sooner China realizes that Taiwan is a free democratic and de-facto independent country, the better off they will be.

[@jeremiahsnow295]

wild pitch for those green berets: would you like to be the canary in the coalmine for an international conflict

[@NecroChungus]

Yeah it has become pretty obvious that getting your own people hurt is a good way to start a fight

[@NecroChungus]

youtube tried so hard to block this comment🤡🤡🤡 L bozo

[@flyinpug3791]

Y’all really want confrontation badly don’t you

[@RANDOMNATION907]

CHy-na is the one being aggressive and confrontational.

[@flyinpug3791]

@@RANDOMNATION907 it is literally recognized in the US state department website that it’s understood Taiwan is a part of China. Americans are tired of war and no one wants to fight 8 thousand miles away from the US

[@kiIIcams]

@@flyinpug3791nah taiwan is sovereign F china

[@flyinpug3791]

@@kiIIcams 1.5 billion Chinese people say otherwise. 95% of Americans have no idea where Taiwan is.

[@kiIIcams]

@@flyinpug3791 doesn't matter about the populis DoD CIA and Raytheon matter and they are much stronger than the ccp

[@breakwhiskey2863]

Excellent ❤

[@aryangandhi5836]

They’re using Deimos’ Helicopter Nano Drone in real life. The 1 v 1 gunfights are gonna be crazy. Lmfao 😂

[@rea280]

Siege became ass after ranked 2.0 and ground forces have been using drones in the military for years now.

[@aryangandhi5836]

@@rea280 Yeah but they are fixing it in Year 9. Go look at the Year 9 Update roadmap. Also I didn’t know they were using these for years. I only knew they were using the large drones that go from the size of an average backpack to the size of a car with missiles attached.

[@rea280]

@@aryangandhi5836 removing all 1.5x and slowing ads speed across the board is not fixing the game. All of the other changes this season are inconsequential. As for drones, I was not referring to the black hornet nano specifically but I have seen other consumer models in use from pictures at namely Camp Lejeune.

[@NeferetThePaladin]

@@rea280 After ranked 2.0? You are so completely wrong. Siege became bad once they stopped caring about the vision and heart of them game. Once they decided to make in it into COD2.0. Once they started trying to make it align with idiotic 'political correctness'. Once they started adding disgusting, mentally ill creatures into the game instead of just fixing the rampant bugs. Siege died years ago, ranked 2.0 is just a toxic mold growing on the corpse.

[@JOJO2023s]

Unification is the only solution for peace and prosperity.

[@swipwn9438]

this kinda reminds me of how before the vietnam war we trained there special forces and spy's about torture tactics and a few years later we got into war with them and they used OUR same tactics we taught them hmm kinda feel odd about this one 🤔😂...

[@J93AD]

You think the same is gonna happen?

[@morbid747]

​@@J93AD It will be worse than Nam. Taiwan is a small island too close to China. 70 percent of it's food and over 90 percent of energy are imported , they have no reserves to last more than a week if blockaded. It's just not defensible logistically.

[@tannerhuxtable6118]

​@@morbid747tell us about this logistical infeasibility. Where are the bottlenecks?

[@bryan0x05]

Taiwan's recent elections saw a more hardline independence candidates win. So it's very unlikely Taiwan as it currently politically exists will, willingly become of part of China's sphere.

[@johnsullivan8673]

@@bryan0x05 yet DPP lost majority in the yuan

[@yurifrank4537]

Im form taiwan 99th Marine Brigade and im a frontline unit I have seen many times that corporals and staff sergeants in our unit have trouble even basic loading magazines. The skills involved are so bad that they can basically be said to be at the level of the US military in the 60s. In terms of equipment, we don’t let officials buy equipment on our own. At the same time, the equipment given to us is terrible. Our bulletproof vests are of such poor quality that they disintegrate on their own Our bulletproof plates are not even resistant to M855 green heads. Our combat clothes are very thin and are not even resistant to infrared rays. Our helmets will be as rotten as tofu on the inside after being shot. And to this day they still teach our combatants to use belts or shoelaces to stop bleeding and are unwilling to issue combat first aid kits

[@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862]

Okay Little Pink, I'm sure you're totally not just lying for funsies on the internet.

[@yurifrank4537]

知道"粉紅"一詞估計你是華人 就不特別打英文 以上內容如果哪裡說錯歡迎提出相應證據反駁 沒頭沒尾 提不出個洨 直接又把人打為中共同路人 大概只能是小粉綠了吧 @@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862

[@tannerhuxtable6118]

So, why don't you teach them? Why don't they have proper supplies? What is the actual problem?

[@carlbowers8159]

This is crazy! Imagine if this was the other way around.

[@leo78744]

Didn't this happen in Vietnam with the Green Beret advisors?

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Yes

[@nathanvandermeer]

Long Live Taiwan ... Long Live The People of Taiwan.

[@johnsullivan8673]

Lol. They won’t.

[@brianmilosevic8400]

This isn't a provocative military move! Imagine China deployment in Cuba!!!!! USA would have a melt down!

[@delos2279]

You have no clue. You don't need to imagine. Both China and Russia regularly have troops, ships, etc... in Cuba. They have for a very long time.

[@jimshoe402]

@@delos2279Go to Key West like 50 antennas there.Cuba makes $$$$$ by spying .

[@johnsullivan8673]

@@delos2279this is false. Neither Russia nor China has permanent military presence in Cuba. In fact, outside of a now closed SIGINT station, their presence is rare.

[@delos2279]

@@johnsullivan8673 China and Cuba are in advanced negotiations for the construction of a joint military training facility, an infrastructure that would facilitate the presence of Chinese troops in Cuba on a permanent basis. Ongoing since 2015, long before the US training facility.

[@delos2279]

@@johnsullivan8673 Also relevant is that Taiwan has a much better reason to want US troops for training (Cuba is not under threat of being invaded). Though again, no one cares that China is in negotiations for a permeant presence in Cuba, or that Russia has been talking openly about the same thing (again).

[@Silkstuy]

There it is again, America sticking their noses where it don't belong. Instead of helping some of the states getting back on their feet, they prefer to help strangers in the other people's country instead.

[@HolyRickstar]

Literally Battlefied 4 story line.

[@tedtan6449]

This will only Invite Trouble.... USA always stirs conflicts

[@FriendlyPerson-zb4gv]

As Kissinger said, to be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.

[@iToxicTritton]

Get ready to learn Chinese little buddy

[@jamesowen4938]

Chinese special forces permanently deploy to Hawaii. President Xi says; "We need to protect Hawaii from an American invasion."

[@jamesowen4938]

​@@iToxicTritton No need. The Chinese speak English, because it replaced French and Latin as the international language.

[@iToxicTritton]

@@jamesowen4938 worry about that border.

[@ruaridhdalrymple3275]

Keep Taiwan free and free Tibet 🙏

[@phantom_images8927]

freeing tibet is not happening

[@ruaridhdalrymple3275]

@@phantom_images8927 Yes it will, in time.

[@phantom_images8927]

@@ruaridhdalrymple3275 dream on

[@rynz_2893]

I cant believe they control an island so close to china! it is insane!! just wow!

[@LetsPlayArcanium]

What I don’t understand is why broadcast this?

[@zero95lucky]

So the chinese can reevaluate the risk factors of invading. If your military is capable you want your adversaries to know it. Same reason north korea is always broadcasting those marches.

[@chanr8601]

We have no business being over there.

[@pervertt]

By "we", I assume you are an American. You have something called the Taiwan Relations Act. Enacted since 1980.

[@EmperorDavid0]

​@pervertt he doesn't realize we are obligated to protect them

[@Nonviableaccount]

And China has no business forcibly annexing peaceful neighbors but look at Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, North Korea, the Phillipines, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Like it or not, all of those places have requested aid in repelling Chinese aggression from the US or UN aligned forces. And the US navy is what enables the entire worlds shipping and globalized economy, that China explicitly benefits from and is the sole reason for their rise out of Qing era medieval retardation that they existed in until they purged half their own country in the 50s, struggled for 40 years, and then begged to be allowed into the UN trade circles and finally modernized.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@pervertt So?

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Business is our business there, and anywhere.

[@Nerdvanna98]

America is purposely kicking every hornets nest they find... and once those hornets come out flying they're going to act all confused as to why they're attacking. I've truly never seen such incompetence more than I've seen it from the US government.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

Anybody who understands the importance of Taiwan in WW2 would understand why putting troops on Taiwan is an oh sh*t moment. But then again, anybody who knows anything about WW2 knows the US loves kicking the hornets' nest.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

That's because you're only 19.

[@HWQFish]

That is their playbook, not incompetence

[@kagenlim5271]

..no?

[@joesr31]

nah thats not incompetence, they did it so successfully with the ukraine russia situation and hoping to do it again for china and taiwan. don't think china would take the bait but we'll see.

[@vettevegas]

Subscribed.

[@Viking102938]

New WW3 DLC is looking lit

[@davidferrer7793]

green beret fight for democrary.

[@garettdoornwaard4822]

You wouldn't know democracy if it bit ya on the nose.

[@thelovefamily8565]

@@garettdoornwaard4822Biden is forcing real soldiers to sink low it’s disgusting

[@ChicanoBarbarian13]

@@garettdoornwaard4822we’ll china and Russia obviously don’t use democracy 😂

[@maniac117]

@@garettdoornwaard4822found the bot, guys!

[@johndoe2-ns6tf]

@@maniac117 found the warmonger NPC that loves to bomb civilians, destroy nations and create millions of refugees, guys!