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Nicholas Irving is the guest on this Vlad TV show. He is a former US army sniper with I think over 100 confirmed kills in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Here he mentions somethings that would make me think the USA could possibly lose a kinetic war with China. His main points are
  • China can hack USA. Put us back into the Stone Age where we kill each other for food
  • China is well organized and armed a far cry of what USA faced against Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Today’s US soldiers sign up to get a paycheck and travel.
Very compelling points. My only pushback is that Iraq and Afghanistan were more operations than total war and USA has way more aircraft carriers than China. Those two counter points may alter power dynamic of the war.
I have a very stupid opinion, like these countries are now too powerful and to be in power they would never be in a war at all (full scale). Why would they destroy themselves when it took decades to be here? Even if a war happened, no one would win; everyone would already be dead. There is no discharge in the war in 2025, it's all end. That's what Putin says as well, like "NATO can definitely fuck us, but I would fuck in a way that will fuck all of us." I can't imagine their war because no one will win. If it happened, they will get so frustrated that nukes would be the only option, and you know what could happen. Albert Einstein said something like, "I have no idea what weapons will be used in WW3, but I'm sure WW4 will be fought with stones and sticks."
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Even if a war happened, no one would win; everyone would already be dead.
Correct
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True but one must ask why did WWII drag on?
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Oops! You got me. 😂 I just maybe don’t understand things that well, but from what I’ve studied, the past decades have been wild with so many terrible things happening. Now, governments are always on the brink of not just fighting with other countries but also with their own people. War wreaks havoc on societies, and if it affects the masses, things will definitely backfire, including the economy, etc. Even in countries like China and Russia.
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I hope this never turns into a war (that would be a really big global problem), and it's just a dick fight about who has bigger... To reply the question...I think yes. China can beat USA in a war...especially if they find allies (Russian Federation, North Koreea, etc...)
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