by jmm1184 » Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:06 am
I know I've asked you this in the past, but I'll put this before the forum. In the coming WWIII, you say it will be China-Pakistan/Sunni Muslim Countries (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt?) vs. USA, Japan, India, Russia, and Iran; Europe is a wildcard, though I find it likely that the UK will side with the US.
Based off of what we know (admittedly very little) of each side's capabilities, who do you think has a good chance of winning? The Chinese will be in a hard place to fight - surrounded by enemies on all sides with no nearby allies except Pakistan. I expect Pakistan and India will spend most of their energy fighting each other, though India will undoubtedly have a Himalayan Front with China. China faces Russia to the north in Siberia, but it is sparsely inhabited and Russia will need to keep firm grip on the ME front since its the closest to home. Japan's military capability has been growing, but without US support it will not be enough, so expect the Pacific Region to be a fight between China and the US, Japan, Australia, and their allies (probably New Zealand too). So China will be fighting a war on all its fronts, but it has the advantage that all of its attackers will also be fighting wars on all their fronts, so everyone is equally stretched.
I do think an advantage to the US is combat experience, but China also has an incredibly large pool of manpower to draw from, more than any of the other combatants except for India.
Personally, I think its still up in the air as to who will win. Of course I'd naturally want the USA to win, and right now that is likely because it has the greatest capability of any nation and has extensive combat experience. If the USA can mobilize its citizenry into full support for the war like in WWII, then we have a good chance at victory (maybe). But that would require substantial worldview and behavior change, because as things stand now I do not see the American people coming together in a spirit of sacrifice - individualism and entitlement is too strong.
What are your thoughts John?
I know I've asked you this in the past, but I'll put this before the forum. In the coming WWIII, you say it will be China-Pakistan/Sunni Muslim Countries (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt?) vs. USA, Japan, India, Russia, and Iran; Europe is a wildcard, though I find it likely that the UK will side with the US.
Based off of what we know (admittedly very little) of each side's capabilities, who do you think has a good chance of winning? The Chinese will be in a hard place to fight - surrounded by enemies on all sides with no nearby allies except Pakistan. I expect Pakistan and India will spend most of their energy fighting each other, though India will undoubtedly have a Himalayan Front with China. China faces Russia to the north in Siberia, but it is sparsely inhabited and Russia will need to keep firm grip on the ME front since its the closest to home. Japan's military capability has been growing, but without US support it will not be enough, so expect the Pacific Region to be a fight between China and the US, Japan, Australia, and their allies (probably New Zealand too). So China will be fighting a war on all its fronts, but it has the advantage that all of its attackers will also be fighting wars on all their fronts, so everyone is equally stretched.
I do think an advantage to the US is combat experience, but China also has an incredibly large pool of manpower to draw from, more than any of the other combatants except for India.
Personally, I think its still up in the air as to who will win. Of course I'd naturally want the USA to win, and right now that is likely because it has the greatest capability of any nation and has extensive combat experience. If the USA can mobilize its citizenry into full support for the war like in WWII, then we have a good chance at victory (maybe). But that would require substantial worldview and behavior change, because as things stand now I do not see the American people coming together in a spirit of sacrifice - individualism and entitlement is too strong.
What are your thoughts John?