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Patrick Powers's avatar

My advice : don't get into a war with someone who is bigger, smarter, and has more friends.

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Jack Mackeddie's avatar

I hope you aren't referring to America, because they certainly aren't "smart" and I think they're running out of friends quickly.

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Fortified City's avatar

Luk 14:31  Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luk 14:32  Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth

conditions of peace.

What ruler aggressively goes up against (offensively) a trained Army of 2 million +, a country 3 years ago having a population of 1.5 billion.

One of the world’s largest navies equipped with the latest technology in hypersonic missiles. This would be an existential fight for China engaging the entire country’s massive manufacturing industry. Not to mention China has succeeded in many friends with practically every country on the planet except for of the United States and it’s colonial lackys.

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Gavin Farrell's avatar

And God forbid, my dear and faithful lord,

That you should fashion, wrest, or bow your reading,

Or nicely charge your understanding soul

With opening titles miscreate, whose right

Suits not in native colors with the truth;

For God doth know how many

now in health

Shall drop their blood in approbation

Of what your reverence shall incite us to.

Therefore take heed how you impawn our person,

How you awake our sleeping sword of war.

We charge you in the name of God, take heed,

For never two such kingdoms did contend

Without much fall of blood, whose guiltless drops

Are every one a woe, a sore complaint

'Gainst him whose wrong gives edge unto the swords

That make such waste in brief mortality.

(Henry V, Shakespeare)

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