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South China Sea

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How Taiwan Will Fall Into Beijing’s Lap, Like an Overripe Mango
by Alfred Thayer Fred, a True Son of Tsu
• July 31, 2021
• 1,600 Words • 100 Comments • Reply
I will now explain war, or some of it. If you wonder how some mutt in Mexico with a computer thinks he knows about strategy, well, look at what we have in Washington. How could I be worse? In geopolitical circles, blather swirls over whether the United States can defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion... Read More
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An Expert Military Analysis of War with China
Actually, None is Necessary
• December 13, 2020
• 1,300 Words • 1,090 Comments • Reply
The Correlation of Armed Forces: U.S. goods and services trade with China totaled an estimated $634.8 billion in 2019. Exports were $163.0 billion; imports were $471.8 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with China was $308.8 billion in 2019. Trade in services with China (exports and imports) totaled an estimated $76.7 billion in... Read More
China Sea Blues: A Thing Not to Do
• October 30, 2015
• 1,300 Words • 201 Comments • Reply
It appears that Washington, ever a seething cauldron of bright ideas, is looking for a shooting war with China, or perhaps trying to make the Chinese kowtow and back down, the pretext being some rocks in the Pacific in which the United States cannot possibly have a vital national interest. Or, really, any interest. And... Read More
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Fred Reed
About Fred Reed

Fred, a keyboard mercenary with a disorganized past, has worked on staff for Army Times, The Washingtonian, Soldier of Fortune, Federal Computer Week, and The Washington Times.

He has been published in Playboy, Soldier of Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Harper's, National Review, Signal, Air&Space, and suchlike. He has worked as a police writer, technology editor, military specialist, and authority on mercenary soldiers.


Personal Classics
YouSSR, MeSSR
Not What Tom Jefferson Had in Mind
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Up Periscope
Quick and Dirty
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Eighth Grade In Mexico
Sounds Like A Low-Ranked American University To Me
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Fredwin On Evolution
Very Long, Will Bore Hell Out Of Most People, But I Felt Like Doing It
• 11 Comments • Reply
Ilsa Koch Gets Kotched
It's Not A Job. It's An Adventure.
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Weather Report
Cloudy, With Possible Tidal Wave
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