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Originally Posted by thommy
i am sorry - that is also not true.
USA was a part of an alliance of FIFTY nations including russia and china againt hitlers thirs reich and japan.
Especially mention must be made here of the role of china. Because for the help they gave to the USA in the war against Japan, they were officially awarded the island of taiwan in the cairo declaration.
these historical facts are mostly unmentioned when the taiwan topic comes up.
american public only knows that china wants taiwan and usa have to be the hero to prevent that. but that there is a contract, where USA gave them taiwan as thanks for the help against Japan is not part of the discussion.
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China fell flat on their face -- the Japanese took China before WW2 started in Europe (1939) Taiwan was where General Chan Ki-shek sought haven after his loss to Mao
http://images.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/...9v09.i0016.pdf
https://archive.org/stream/VanSlykeL...01949_djvu.txt
here is the China White paper I assume that is what you refer to -- please quote the lines that cede Taiwan to Mainland (PRC) China ...
16.1 million American soldiers and every factory in America saved Europe and Asia.
Lend Lease cost an enormous amount
War reparations were not totally repaid
Who still owes what for the two World Wars?
My dad and uncles fought in Europe and the Pacific.
Next time maybe the Yankee should just stay home.
You might be still living in the Third Rich that would be all of Europe IDK ...
We have a defensible continent and a substantial nuclear arsenal.
We can raise a 20 million man military if we need to -- why should we sent it overseas?
Trump does have a point on NATO: Europe should bear the costs of its security. The US can offer allegiance, cooperation -- and if need be -- a nuclear shield. Europe needs to be a European problem to be solved by Europeans. I will be in Eastern Europe in a few weeks -- Putin better mind his manners -- LOL