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This would be a driver of hesitation among the PLA leadership. They know they lack experience in complex operations. The last real war that China was in was 1979 invasion of Vietnam. They had a couple dustups with peacekeepers in Africa recently they did really poorly at. One thing the PRC knows though is that they have to fight a more complex war than the Russians are in Ukraine. They know they need to figure out joint warfare and dynamic targeting. They are investing in these things to a degree Russia wouldn't dream of through their pigheadedness.

I think China is definitely steeling for a fight. All the signs are there. They are whipping up hostility among the population toward foreigners. The Japanese did that prior to WWII. The PRC are losing their contacts with the outside world and that trend is not good for reasoning through conflict and crisis. They are a little intimidated by the US and its allies and that will have some sway over their generals but maybe not their leaders. For all our sins and flaws we are still a very powerful country. Whatever Tucker MF Carlson thinks about our armed forces being too woke to fight, he's both silly and wrong.

China is a heck of an opponent. The Russians are brutal fascist goofball Harkkonens with many, many enemies who are not afraid of their economic "might" after they have survived two+ winters without their natural gas.

Seven deadly sins.

How many phone calls have you private citizens had with Russian dictators? Bob Woodward Reveals Calls Between Trump and Putin (mediaite.com) is it 7?

He's clearing the worms out of the horse.

Also because the team feels like it as the leading edge of a talent cycle. They appear to have such a bright future. This is a 2006 feel not late talent cycle 1988 or 2016.

The "Hacks on Tap" podcast a week ago suggested it was time for the Harris campaign to pivot from biography to attack. I was walking past a telescreen in the cafeteria this morning and saw an ad that said flatly Trump means to be a dictator. Yeah, they pivoted.

We have had no breaks this series

We have had no breaks this series

oh that sucks

at this point we can set a record for most playoff innings without a run.

don't let the game get too big Sweeney

Cmon Jake...

almost got that one.

well, that was our good play to save our asses.

doesnt help with Thiel and Musk out there amplifying the worst and most biased results as true polls.

15 innings

Riley has had some bad ABs lately.

Vierling is so very tall.

if we get shut out for the entire series we are well on our way.

14 innings no runs. Lets break through guys.

Victor was really slow but Sean Casey was thrown out at 1b on a ball hit to LF.

back up.