Steve Bannon: 'We're going to war in the South China Sea ... no doubt'

[Tehari_Haleem]

“We’re going to war in the South China Sea in five to 10 years,” he said in March 2016. “There’s no doubt about that"

"We're going to suck on a lot of DONG's in the south China Sea in next 5 to 10 years," Bannon said in January 2017. "There's no doubt about that" ---- FTFY

 

[terranMarine]

I thought it was interesting that the Trident II is not as reliable as the Pentagon wants us to believe.

Trident missile nose cap lands in Bahamas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38772757

who knows the cap could come from the UK missile test

 

[Viet]

It is scientific in the sense that it enables to gather valuable data with regard to accuracy, load and range capacity, and overall effectiveness to ensure the desired outcomes. All of these calculations require immense scientific data and also provide new insights.

This is how science keeps progress: Adding small data to the existing knowledge pool.

The US named one of her ICBMs as peacemaker. You should follow by naming China weapon of mass destruction as "Another day in paradise" missile.

If I was you I would name the missile by real name. Not east wind or something silly. How about grim reaper?

 

[terranMarine]

Admiral Wu warning Admiral Richardson Afterwards US kept a low profile for some time

 

[ChennaiDude]

My point -- and cautionary note -- was that do not place much significance into these types of predictions and even worse by pulling in past wars and battles that have been either negated in terms of technical matters of warfare, or rendered worthless altogether.

To put bluntly, in the past two hundreds yrs of military affairs, China have been absent in class. The most recent 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA) was Desert Storm and China's PLA leadership was woefully wrong about their prediction about the US military. You will have better odds at the green tables of Las Vegas or Macau.

Take the machine gun, for example...

How many past battles are applicable in discussions/debates for today ? Practically none.

Take the airplane, for another example...

https://defence.pk/threads/ten-propositions-for-modern-air-power.472753/

A single fighter over a battle will compel all sides to reposture themselves. The friendly to maximize the odds of winning, the opposition to minimize the odds of losing, not even considering victory.

Each advancement in technology irrevocably altered how wars are waged and battles fought. The greater the advancement by one side, the greater the uncertainty of victory by the other.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/us/gen-donn-a-starry-cold-war-strategist-dies-at-86.html

On land, China produced no Chinese version of Donn Starry, the theorist, or Norman Schwarzkopf, the executor of the theory.

In the air, China produced no Chinese version of John Boyd, who in the minds of many military scholars, ranks along China's Sun Tzu and Europe's Carl von Clausewitz.

On the waters, China produced no Chinese versions of Chester Nimitz (surface and submarine) or Hyman Rickover (nuclear).

To put bluntly, in the past two hundreds yrs of military affairs, China have been absent in class. The most recent 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA) was Desert Storm and China's PLA leadership was woefully wrong about their prediction about the US military. You will have better odds at the green tables of Las Vegas or Macau.

Well put!...Couldnt have said it better.

 

[samsara]

The US named one of her ICBMs as peacemaker. You should follow by naming China weapon of mass destruction as "Another day in paradise" missile.

If I was you I would name the missile by real name. Not east wind or something silly. How about grim reaper?

Nope, East Wind or Dongfang (DF) 东风 is quite a historical name for China, fig. it means the rise in the East, i.e. the rise of China. Therefore the series of DF missiles incl. the ICBM are indeed the peace guardians of the safe rise of China.

Just to refresh, China's very first satellite was named to "Dongfanghong I" "The East is Red 1" 东方红一号... this satellite matter and the Dongfang naming was slightly mentioned in the biopic of Qian Xuesen 钱学森 titled as Hsue-Shen Tsien (2012). It's also Qian who's assigned to lead the team created and launched this very first satellite of China in 1970.

 

[Zabaniyah]

The only war going on is inside his nose.

The Colonel theorized confrontation (war) with China on core interests will cause irreversible damage to American power projection. In the case of stalemate, all american bases in the Asian-Pacific will be decimated, revival of the "USSR" as he put it (Russian revival), and United Islamic anti-American movement will be formed. After the war the US will be left with 3 major enemies/rivals. In his words China will be scarred but US will be an one legged cripple with 3 enemies to fight. Its a simplified un-nuanced version of what he said. Any thoughts?

It is not going to happen under any circumstances. Not even in a million years. Muslim-majority countries like any other country come in all shapes and sizes and have different interests and requirements. We don't all ride camels and hang around mountains doing whatever they usually do, you know.

 

[XDescendantX]

So Bannon predicted this huh?

I have my own prediction. 5-10 years from now China will leapfrog the U.S. The U.S. will re-evaluate China's military strength and come to the conclusion that it will have to accept China's South China Sea stand. Because overwhelming firepower is the only thing the U.S. understands.

SCO will mature into a Russia, China, Muslim Countries Alliance because all the countries West of China and South of Russia are Muslim Countries. SCO will be tightly held together due to the fact that technology exist to educate the masses through the Internet and documentaries on the horrors of war. Not to mention, that if SCO does not work together then it will only suffer even more from the West and their proxy wars in the region to profit off of their misery.

The U.S. and EU will be forced to re-evaluate their Age of Imperialism Plan Part 2. Because 2 superpowers vs 3 superpowers just isn't going to work. Creating a multi-polar World free from the tyranny of the West.

 

[Tiger Genie]

US does not need a war to settle China - Walmart and a few others cancel orders and the Chinese come to a screeching halt in 6 months. If that is too long, Trump simply cancels any bonds that China holds. End of story for China.

But neither the war nor this economic slaughter will actually occur because idiocies as expressed by Bannon will not be allowed to materialize even in a Trump regime.