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War with China! Another Bright Idea from the Yankee Capital
• December 12, 2021
• 2,300 Words • 160 Comments • Reply
Discussions of war with China over Taiwan often assume a short, regional war won by superior American technology, after which things go on approximately as before. A few observations: First, overconfidence is an occupational disease of militaries and militarists. Wars very often fail to proceed according to the expectations of the aggressors and not infrequently... Read More
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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 • 648 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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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
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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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