Quick Quagmire Poll (Iran, Mar 26 - 31)

[HVC]

A dragon shaped swarm of drones dive bombing into an army formation would look cool, if nothing else.

[The Minsky Moment]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

[crazy canuck]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

Microchips are a global concern, not who owns Taiwan.  The two are not necessarily linked

[Grey Fox]

They are tho.

[dane]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

Microchips are a global concern, not who owns Taiwan.  The two are not necessarily linked

Nice to see such resounding support for a democracy from someone who constantly bemoans the lack of support Ukraine gets.

[grumbler]

They are tho.

It seems possible that we can solve the chip issue without resolving the Taiwan issue, so it seems fair to say that"the two are not necessarily linked."

[crazy canuck]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

Microchips are a global concern, not who owns Taiwan.  The two are not necessarily linked

Nice to see such resounding support for a democracy from someone who constantly bemoans the lack of support Ukraine gets.

First, I think you may be mixing me up with somebody else.

But second, you haven't been paying attention if you think that supporting the American position is supporting democracy.

[dane]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

Microchips are a global concern, not who owns Taiwan.  The two are not necessarily linked

Nice to see such resounding support for a democracy from someone who constantly bemoans the lack of support Ukraine gets.

First, I think you may be mixing me up with somebody else.

But second, you haven't been paying attention if you think that supporting the American position is supporting democracy.

I was referring to your seeming lack of interest in Taiwan's fate.

[crazy canuck]

I am a Europe bull relatively speaking, but there is no hope for Europe projecting meaningful power into the Pacific.

It doesn't need to. That is an American concern.  I am speaking about the larger void the Americans are leaving in the world - one the Europeans can fill.

Taiwan is global concern, unless Europeans are prepared to dispense with microchips.

Microchips are a global concern, not who owns Taiwan.  The two are not necessarily linked

Nice to see such resounding support for a democracy from someone who constantly bemoans the lack of support Ukraine gets.

First, I think you may be mixing me up with somebody else.

But second, you haven't been paying attention if you think that supporting the American position is supporting democracy.

I was referring to your seeming lack of interest in Taiwan's fate.

How has Taiwan's fate ever been tied to Europe's inability to project power into that area of the pacific?

[dane]

If you don't think that Europe has any levers to pull to help deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, then you have a dim view of European geopolitical power.

But again, I was triggered by your apparent lack of interest in whether Taiwan is a self-ruling democracy in post #47.