By that logic another serious question would be "If China attacked Canada should USA retaliate?" That's not, in fact, a serious question.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @fardarter and
Because we have enough real problems to discuss without inventing virtually impossible hypotheticals. Life is not, ultimately, debate club.
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Replying to @ImranKhanfromN1 @Noahpinion and
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What does "nontrivial" mean? I've been trying to get answers. I brought up Canadian case because Noah & others moved from beyond specific (wildly unlikely) scenario to principle about standing with treaty allies.https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1469728958975463427 …
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Replying to @HeerJeet @ImranKhanfromN1 and
The Canadian case seems fine to me, it's a valid question if you're trying to probe the limits of someone's rhetorical commitment to pacifism.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @ImranKhanfromN1 and
Are we discussing pacifism or whether USA policy (and debates about policy) should be grounded in real threats as against wildly hypothetical scenarios?
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Replying to @HeerJeet @Noahpinion and
Is “should the US respond if China attacks San Francisco?” an absurd question that also doesn’t deserve an answer? Let’s reductio all the way down.
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Since China and USA normalized relations in 1979, one country has invaded many others, and one hasn't invaded anyone.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @Noahpinion and
What the fuck? Should China have come to the defense of Iraq? I dunno! Maybe, but prolly not! Should they have come to the defense of Serbia? Who cares! Do they have treaty obligations and “national interests” in doing either? Not that I’m aware. Also unaware of your point
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The point is that it's worth thinking about how America's actions look to the outside world.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @Noahpinion and
A worthwhile point in many contexts. But what does have to do with, pun intended, price of tea in China? It means that asking about war with China over Japan is so absurd it’s worth answering with “well no I’d not support that because Japan would have it coming”?
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