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...with previous policy. For decades, we have maintained a "strategic ambiguity" about whether the U.S. would directly intervene to defend Taiwan. Up to now we haven't even had a defense treaty with Taiwan, and our military has not worked with the Taiwanese military to prepare for such a scenario. So for the President to take a position that appears to suggest we would use our own forces to defend Taiwan against Chinese attack is a dramatic shift, and could be read that way both in Beijing and Taipei...
...This, of course, is also the scenario in which Whitman looks really, really ignored...
...This scenario happens every day in states across the country: Police in some states have the right to arrest drivers who've committed relatively trivial traffic violations, like not wearing a seat belt. Not surprisingly, the implicated drivers tend not to be particularly happy about being handcuffed, taken to the station and fingerprinted. But now, thanks to a 5-4 ruling from the Supreme Court, such civilian complaints will fall on deaf ears...
...confinement to quarters, 60 days of restricted duty and forfeiture of a month's pay. At the inquiry, Waddle was informed he was suspected of dereliction of duty, improper hazarding of a vessel and negligent homicide, all of which could carry jail terms at a court-martial. In any scenario, Waddle's once brilliant career is over. And while his legal battle with the Navy may end, his battle with himself will continue...
...most optimistic scenario I can think of is that after all the posturing is over - and it's hard to say when that will be - the two sides could at least focus on finding some technical agreements. They won't be able to agree on the issue of sovereignty, and defining where Chinese airspace begins and ends. That will be a very contentious issue, which I don't see being resolved in the near future. Instead of focusing on that, the two sides will be better off focusing on the fact that the U.S. will resume surveillance close to Chinese...