Romney Discusses Likelihood of Chinese Military Invasion of Taiwan, Urges Linking Arms with Allies

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  • At a Foreign Relations Committee hearing today on alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) engaged in an exchange with the witnesses about the likelihood of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan-a trusted partner of the United States in advancing peace, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. He also emphasized the importance of the U.S. linking arms with its allies to push back against China’s aggression.

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  • @atikameg73
    @atikameg73 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    This is how I remember Republicans from days gone by. Talking like intelligent, thoughtful adults.

    • @asphyxiafeeling
      @asphyxiafeeling หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Those Republicans may come back to prominence once Trump is one day gone, but I fear an even worse demagogue will be waiting in the wings to replace him instead.

    • @antoniograncino3506
      @antoniograncino3506 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The same thoughtful, intelligent adults who harassed, prosecuted and impeached President Clinton over the "high crime" of a dalliance with a chambermaid ?

    • @user-my2tg4wc4r
      @user-my2tg4wc4r หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol as long as they support the democrats.

    • @LeaveMyGun
      @LeaveMyGun 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      You liked it when they said “There are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq”? Its ok because they sounded like intelligent adults? Thats the republicans you miss

    • @atikameg73
      @atikameg73 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@LeaveMyGun I'm from Canada. Our government refused to believe the WMD argument and did not join the Iraq coalition. Colin Powell talking about WMD is still 40 IQ points higher than anything coming from MAGA.

  • @fenaxtv
    @fenaxtv หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    Senator Romney is a great Republican. Great to hear smart points from the man

    • @thebruceleefan
      @thebruceleefan หลายเดือนก่อน

      Romney is a giant idiot communist in disguise, and anything he says that is smart is also an accident

    • @spartacusreview
      @spartacusreview หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mitt Romeny is Utter Garbage
      A 3X Draft Dodger that Supported the Vietnam War
      He wanted poor men to die while he went on Mormon missions

    • @adriancarty612
      @adriancarty612 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Bullshit

    • @fenaxtv
      @fenaxtv 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@adriancarty612 nice to meet you

    • @andrewjones2042
      @andrewjones2042 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree and I'm a Democrat!

  • @zeitgeist5134
    @zeitgeist5134 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Mitt!!! Please don't go, don't retire from the Senate.

  • @RBV1962
    @RBV1962 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Largely salute Senator Romney. If only there were more like him the GOP would be solid as steel. Too bad the GOP now are just so weak in character that their own party is constantly in childish situations..

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It would be helpful if the pro-Russian lawmakers were voted out, and it's always encouraging when lawmakers support the Constitution instead of insurrectionists. But we haven't seen that yet. The other party on the other hand, never wavered in its support for the Constitution, even when Trump won the presidency in 2016.

  • @peterlancucki4928
    @peterlancucki4928 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    After watching the failed Budapest agreement, where the third largest nuclear power gave up their weapons and the piecemeal support for that countries invasion, every middle power should be asking the question.
    If Ukraine loses or looses a significant number of people and territory, the nuclear nonproliferation treaty is dead.

    • @DavidDing-op5jm
      @DavidDing-op5jm 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You talk as if Ukraine can afford to maintain its nuclear weapons

  • @leeknight4339
    @leeknight4339 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    As a Left-leaning American, I appreciate how Senator Romney calmly approaches problems. I think if I were to cast a vote to elect another elderly president, Mitt Romney would solemnly receive my vote, no matter if there were another more dignified elder statesman to contest him. However, I do believe that in this time of division and chaos, we need a young leader in the prime of their political career who isn't an extremist and is loyal to the USA, no matter what.
    We need the youth to be more engaged in the future of their country, because if they aren't, the corporations will control everything. This country is the most successful capitalist nation in history. Do you think all the world's billionaires will let it fail because no young leader arises to America's challenges? No, they will put forth their own candidates for office and reap the profits. America is a nation that is supposed to be governed for and by the people, but nobody asked what would happen if the only people interested in participating in said government, were the people who benefited from one that only served the people who bought their vote. I believe in congressional representatives, senators, and presidents as being public servants who earn a humble salary, but I think those days are over. The most we can hope for is someone with their head screwed on tightly, man or woman.

    • @general_dude8025
      @general_dude8025 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the youth seem to be stuck on TikTok or in pro-Palestinian protests

    • @truthseekerodinson5094
      @truthseekerodinson5094 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gotta disagree; you need experience more than you simply need youth.
      But you are hitting the nail on the head with identifying the corporate problem. Corporate donations to politicians is the problem in both USA (as well as in Canada for me) as its intention is to sway policy away from societal interest towards that of the corporate donor.
      What democracies need to do it replace corporate donations with a per-vote subsidy. Get a vote; get a dollar (or some amount). If you added up all the corporate donations and turned that equivalent amount into a tax (and distributed those same funds based on votes earned) you could argue it would be largely neutral in impact. MINUS the corporate influence.

    • @Waalkmeynard2504
      @Waalkmeynard2504 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s time to confront the enemy of the world, who does not respect even the policies of UN and countries affected by greed & bullying. The international right to navigate the China sea, in which Xi, wanted to own isn’t right. Xi, is acting like his fathe’s predecessor Mao, who supported from the start communism was established in China. UN should change the name of China sea, so this man Xi, stopped claiming the sea, which the first spanish navitor named the sea. Now, they invented history that they owned the sea trying to show the fake make and even adding to the name as 9-line for the start that almost included all the southeast asia areas and even Japan’s island, soon that 9-line could even changed to 9-100.🤣🤣🤣

  • @RatherCrunchyMuffin
    @RatherCrunchyMuffin หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    It's important to consider that the US is not the only variable in Beijing's calculus, nor is Beijing's declining demographics. There is something worse for Xi Jinping than tolerating Taiwan -- and that's attempting an invasion and failing. Look at China's "no limits" buddy, Russia. Invading is easier said than done, and can delegitimize a regime. Xi is likely aware of that

    • @maroonblue7064
      @maroonblue7064 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's about the chips, not muffins.

    • @danwelterweight4137
      @danwelterweight4137 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You Americans are so ignorant of other countries's history or geography.
      You don't know Jack about China or Chinese history or culture
      This is a civilization state that has seen everything under the sun.
      This is not the first time China had to invade Taiwan after a Civil War.
      During the 17th century the Manchus invaded Mainland China and defeated the ruling Ming Dynasty. The last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty hanged himself. The Manchus then established the Qing Dynasty in Mainland China.
      The Remaining forces of the Ming Dynasty led by a General all fled Mainland China to Taiwan and established their headquarters there from which they hoped to use a base to launch an reinvasion of the Mainland.
      Sounds familiar?
      Cause thst is exactly what happened in the 19th century between the Communists and the Nationalists during the Chinese Civil war
      Back in the 1600s the Manchus led Qing Dynasty then launched a amphibious campaign to conquer Taiwan that lasted over 22 years. I repeat 22 years.
      They never stopped coming for 22 years until they were eventually successful in conquering the Island of Taiwan.
      This premonition of what would happen later in the 19 century when the Nationalists and the Communists went to war with each other in a huge civil war in the Mainland
      The Nationalists were defeated and fled to Taiwan.
      The fact is the civil war in Mainland China in the 20th century between the communists and the Nationalists also lasted over 23 years and cost the lives of almost 20 million people.
      This also shows that when China goes to war they go for war that last a long long long time. Entire generations
      The Question is the United States willing to go into a full scale war with a country that has a history fighting wars that last decades that cost the lives of tens of millions of people?
      It gets even worse. China sent a balloon to try US. China sent a spacecraft to Mars. China sent a spacecraft to the dark side of the moon.
      China put a space station in space.
      China sent hypersonic missiles that circumvented the globe at low altitude 2x.
      Meaning that China has the ability to strike deep into the continental United States.
      If the US goes to war with China don't think those 3 oceans that have kept you safe for 2 world wars are going to keep you safe any longer.
      Because if the US or any country strikes into Mainland China I can assure you that Chinese missiles and drones will come back and strike deep into the United States Mainland and American cities, centers of American industrial, economic and political power.
      The question is this.
      Is the United States willing to sacrifice Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Washington DC, Boston, Miami, for Taiwan?
      If China ever goes to war over Taiwan they are not going to go for one attempt and it's over, let's go home.
      If China goes to war over Taiwan they will launch an all out war thst will consist of many invasions thst will last years, maybe eben decades.
      They will never stop until they eventually succeed. They will be relentless.
      If they fought a 22 years amphibious campaign to conquer Taiwan in the 1600s and a 23 years war in the Mainland in the 1920s all the way to the late 1940s.
      If you think they will go for one hit and it's over you are utterly dilusional.
      If You think they are just going to go for a single invasion attempt, and go home.
      You guys are utterly dilusional.
      It's gets even worse.
      China's industrial capacity is larger than the United States plus the next 8 countries after the US combined.
      China manufacturers 12x more steel than the United States.
      200x more shipping tonnage than the United States, graduated 7x to 8x more engineers, scientists, mathematicians and technicians than the US.
      China has the entire population of the United States plus Japan plus 1 Billion people.
      If China goes to war for Taiwan they will mobilize their entire industrial manufacturing capacity into full scale war production.
      They will literally out manufacture the United States in weapons and ammunition into oblivion.
      They will be able to replace whatever losses they suffer at a rate exponentially larger than the United States.
      They will mobilize their massive population to raise an enormous military the likes the world has never seen.
      You might be looking at the first 50 million, 80 million, 90 million military in world history.
      And China will have Russia, North Korea, Iran and the other countries in central Asia support in additional industrial military production, natural resources, energy, food, raw materials and weapons.
      This is a war the United States will never be able to win.
      Taiwan to China is what South Vietnam was to North Vietnam.
      The US sent over 3 million American boys to Vietnam over the period of 10 years to keep North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam.
      Thr US dropped more bombs in Vietnam than all of the bombs dropped on Japan and Germany in WWII.
      How did that war go for the US.
      North Vietnam only had 13 million people during the Vietnam War.
      No two countries are more alike in all of Asia than Vietnam and China.
      For Taiwan China will fight to the end.
      This is the most contentious nationalist topic for the Chinese people. Not the Chinese government, but for the Chinese people.
      The reunification of the Chinese nation is seen as a holy war or struggle by the Chinese people.
      Nothing is dearer to the Chinese people than the reunification of Taiwan.
      I heard many many Chinese of all walks of life say that if war ever comes over the reunification of Taiwan that they will drop everything and join the PLA to reunify Taiwan to Mainland China.
      You Americans don't have a clue of what you are talking about.
      You have no idea what kind of mess you guys are getting yourself into.
      Plus you haven't even though about what such a war would have in your own country.
      You sons, husbands, brothers, nephews, uncles, neighbors, friends will all have to be drafted to fight this war.
      Full conscription would have to be introduced
      Your cities and your homes will be bombed to ruble.
      The war will come right back into your homeland and into your major cities
      This will be a total war. The biggest, most destructive war in human history and the war will come back into your homeland.
      Tens of million of your people will become internally displaced.
      There will be a shortage of everything.
      You will face hunger and all sorts of deprivation, civil disorder, chaos collapse of civil society will follow.
      This war will completely destroy your country.
      That is why I often tell EVERY American I can
      Don't do this.
      You have no idea what you are getting into if you get Into a war with China over Taiwan.
      It will be the end of your country.
      Millions and Millions of your people will die.
      Your people will have to endure unimaginable suffering
      The Chinese have faced such wars many times in their lives. They know what such war is like, but you do not.
      You will certainly lose.
      Do not do it.

    • @josephlionellin3004
      @josephlionellin3004 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Romney is talking "CRAP" as usual.
      AMURIKA certainly has got no even a single ounce of heartfelt feelings for the TAIWANESE people other than for their CHIPS.
      Once that's over,they will happily throw TAIWAN under the bus like what they did to many countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and many more to the list. Time and again History has proven and shown to the world and many EYES to see and judge who they really are.
      😂😂😂

    • @ghostface558
      @ghostface558 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      the lesson to be learned from Rus-ukr is not that invade is hard, its when u made a military desicion, go all in at the beginning, otherwise u get dragged into a long boring tag of war

    • @Cryosxify
      @Cryosxify หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@ghostface558can't go all in when your military sucks and is undisciplined/incapable

  • @RGNSS-hn8ew
    @RGNSS-hn8ew หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Slava Ukraini & God Bless America!
    🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇦🇺

  • @zackk7175
    @zackk7175 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    A few good men in the GOP.
    Thank you, Senator!

  • @wenerjy
    @wenerjy หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow, he is actually asking the right questions!

  • @tonycaine5930
    @tonycaine5930 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What about the invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan ? Did China complained about these invasions?

    • @Waalkmeynard2504
      @Waalkmeynard2504 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      WHO DO YOU THINK STARTED IT ALL, BEFORE US ENTER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN WHICH TALIBANS WERE HANGING AFHAN PEOPLE ON THE STREETS LEFT AND RIGHT. IN FACT , IT WAS INVADED FIRST BY RUSSIA AND EVEN HELPED THE REBELS TO REPEL THE INVASION.

  • @prichardgs
    @prichardgs หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been to Taiwan. They are great people and have an opinion of us that is frankly glowing. I read articles in their newspapers talking about how America is our ally and would never abandon us. I certainly hope not-with that said-head it off now and not when it all blows up.

  • @captainnima
    @captainnima หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Good to hear sane and intelligent voices.

  • @gtaraya
    @gtaraya หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY

  • @ronaldmarcks1842
    @ronaldmarcks1842 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Scapegoating a target as a pretext for invasion is best done when decline seems inevitable.

    • @oFinalSolution
      @oFinalSolution 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You may want to look at gdp/innovation based analyses for the rise of The Great War period (1914-1945).

  • @danxie-mg8yv
    @danxie-mg8yv 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is a really big "if" : a margin of military superiority.

  • @qin02
    @qin02 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "his a smart guy".... yes thats why he will wait it out, and ensure there is a strong army just in case americans decide to invade.

  • @kimlam8991
    @kimlam8991 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Rony remarks china invasion of Taiwan in nonsense

    • @oFinalSolution
      @oFinalSolution 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sure sounds like they failed literally one of the last checks (equipment, which showed massive fuel quality issues) for an invasion last summer. Go watch a video on the myriad list of reasons china is moving now, but age demographics and giga factory/military investment (Alexander the Great’s Booty based economy lol aka fund an army to the point it doesn’t make sense cuz the real plan is to just rob people at some point lol) are right at the top. How fast did America convert factories to war based production in ww2? China would have chips easily if they needed. They have gone a LONG time with no wars, aka that massive military spending is going somewhere… facilities that are undetectable? Maybe. Either way, thank God the usa is here.

    • @fredtan1506
      @fredtan1506 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Right. How can china invade her own province?

  • @scottstevens2752
    @scottstevens2752 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in Utah, I can't stand Romney! Don't believe what he says he'll change his views next week......

  • @JD-kf2ki
    @JD-kf2ki หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mediocre politician

  • @logansoileau4441
    @logansoileau4441 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Romney barely got through that question

  • @theohof2204
    @theohof2204 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Mitt Romney überrascht mich immer wieder - und das in positivem Sinn. Gut zu wissen, dass es auch noch intelligente, aufrechte Republikaner gibt. Weiter so, Senator!

  • @albertl623
    @albertl623 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    makes sense

  • @4700_Dk
    @4700_Dk หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gen. Mac Arthur in the Philippines in 1941 said that the Japanese wouldn’t attack till 1942, and convinced FDR of that. He was wrong, and history proves that.

  • @forthecountry7920
    @forthecountry7920 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The fact that a man of just average intelligence and average moral standing stands out in the GOP is more telling than much else...

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน

      The entire Republican party is his foil

  • @leosalas41ify
    @leosalas41ify 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Progressive Democrat here, but would vote for a real Republican Romney.

  • @briancarlsen5721
    @briancarlsen5721 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Mitt mitt mitt

  • @danxie-mg8yv
    @danxie-mg8yv 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    South Korea and Japan are totally different. Japan is the agressor in WW2, there's no way for them to have nuclear weapons.

  • @katiepearson1335
    @katiepearson1335 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The camerawork and lighting was excellent in this video

  • @ideally6849
    @ideally6849 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Romney is too smart to be a politician in this country.

  • @peterotieno6611
    @peterotieno6611 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hear! Hear! "I'm not good at reading anyones mind's..."

  • @corruptedMegabit
    @corruptedMegabit หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see some level headed politicians having real conversations.

  • @shaunjohnson9340
    @shaunjohnson9340 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good Ole rambling romney

  • @shermarkle
    @shermarkle หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    If you don't agree we're in decline then please put our trump fears to rest.

  • @tryscience
    @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is highly constructive and refreshing to hear.
    I agree with the factors contributing to the likelihood of a Taiwan invasion. The demographics, current readiness, could almost be considered as part of an XY line chart, with the x-axis as a timeline.
    demographics trending down and military readiness of China trending up.
    On that same chart is another line representing Taiwan's ability to deter an invasion. It's plot must be over the other line. Where they intersect, is the point from which China could possibly launch a successful invasion. We must ensure the deterrence line is always very far above The China line.
    We should also consider the reasons for China's motivations. In the case of the South China Sea, oil and seafood could be shared between the various countries with an agreement which would be a net positive as compared to fighting a multi-trillion dollar war to control those same areas.
    The Taiwan situation may be more difficult in this respect. If China wants to govern Taiwan just because, Even though the Chinese Communist party has never controlled Taiwan, there may be no peaceful compromise.

    • @PeterBarnes2
      @PeterBarnes2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fishing agreements are difficult because of enforceability and how stringent a prescient limit on fishing would be. The PRC is actually notorious for having a huge fleet of privately operated and large fishing ships and transports, which go around for months on end fishing in foreign waters that don't have navies/coast guards to enforce their own regulations.
      Obviously the CCP would only actually regulate their share of a mutual fishing agreement if they thought it was relevant to the long-term economics of their fishing industry. They could be very heavy-handed if they wanted to, but if it's thought of as "foreign waters," there could be a reasonable excuse. Then again, if the agreement made no direct claims about whether the waters were technically foreign or domestic, they might be forced to pretend they're maintaining some Standard CCP Fishing Regulations in the vicinity of the 'Province of Taiwan.'
      I guess the other concern would be CCP overregulation infringing on the Taiwanese share, and this could plausibly be the deal-breaker. Hypothetically they could instead opt for profit-sharing rather than sharing the resources, but that's a very negative outcome in terms of the domestic fishing industry of the more limited economic power (presumably Taiwan); which is to say it would not go over well with Taiwanese fishermen.
      Note as well that under-regulation of PRC fishing does not preclude overregulation of ROC fishing.
      The alternative arrangement would then be third-party regulation. I don't know how politically plausible an international treaty agreeing to regulation of PRC fishing around Taiwan (with a modest implication of Taiwanese sovereignty, in couched language) by the US Navy (or coastguard?) would be (by which I mean I don't see it happening), but it would certainly require amicable US-CCP relations, at a minimum. Direct US involvement in any such treaty plausibly would.

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PeterBarnes2 agreed, the fishing would be More difficult to regulate than for example oil where you've got large rigs and tankers of known volume connecting to them etc.
      I've heard that China often goes just offshore from the Philippines with various fishing boats, unauthorized. I think that's got to come to a screeching halt. But yeah the giant ships that visit the trawlers and offload their catch, it's just an extreme rate of harvesting that is not sustainable. China needs a wake up call and stay out of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
      China whines about a gentleman's agreement from an earlier administration, about not reinforcing the ship on the reef, but conveniently forget their own pledge not to militarize mischief reef and other islands, built up in violation of international conventions.

    • @PeterBarnes2
      @PeterBarnes2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tryscience The issue is that it's a very easy relationship to sit in: Unscrupulous PRC fishing companies headed by whoever cares the least about sustainability (any company that does care will be driven out by the free market) will have few moral qualms driving boats into foreign waters.
      Meanwhile CCP regulators would need a reason to think other peoples' fish is their problem, and may have motivations, be it bureaucratic or corrupt, to ignore the concern.
      On that matter, attaching the issue to PRC's reputation (making a big deal about it internationally) could motivate quick action, which I think the CCP would be capable of. Maybe some kind of discussion with Belt & Road countries about their fishing industries...

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PeterBarnes2 Yes, I like that idea.
      I'm convinced the Belt and road initiative is the large scale equivalent of an ultra high interest rate credit card given to someone short on cash.
      A means to exert future leverage against those countries, such as to push them to allow Chinese bases on their soil, where they otherwise would not be interested in doing so.

  • @cmr4622
    @cmr4622 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why can't all of our hearings be like this?

  • @BabyBoomersDoomer
    @BabyBoomersDoomer 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I should have voted for Romney

  • @andrewjones2042
    @andrewjones2042 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In the past few decades we began exporting labor and importing intellect. It is not profitable for a University to manufacture an American born, STEM educated person, so they don't. If you passed a bill called, "By the People - For the People" that stated that if you use US grants & contracts then you must employ STEM graduate students and faculty that demographically looks like American, then Universities will loos money of the don't educate American undergraduate students. Currently, American born students are systematically discriminated against in STEM education.
    We cannot build, or defend against, advanced weapons without STEM educated Americans!

  • @jinkong3440
    @jinkong3440 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Senator as someone from Massachusetts who misses your governorship here, I thank you for being a sensible politician. If you were running for presidency again against Joe Biden you’d easily have my vote

  • @thomasyang2644
    @thomasyang2644 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    so hypocritical, not even dare to say what they truly think.

  • @CarlosGutierrez-cm9mh
    @CarlosGutierrez-cm9mh หลายเดือนก่อน

    Senator Romney, thank you for serving our country. 🙏

  • @hardycx
    @hardycx หลายเดือนก่อน

    WE LOVE YOU UNCLE MITTENS!

  • @rickbold9337
    @rickbold9337 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The woman behind Romney is creeping me out!

  • @TEKANNON-bz9fm
    @TEKANNON-bz9fm หลายเดือนก่อน

    What needs to happen vis-à-vis to China is for everyone to start the conversation about what we in the west can do to bond together with the middle kingdom. When I say bond together, I mean we do not need to be slapping China's wrist on the international stage any more than we need to tell Prime Minister Netanyahu how to run his war. The thing is that there should be all kinds of things being discussed about how well things are going between China and America. You of course have the right to speak about what a seizure of Taiwan would do to destabilize the civilized world. This can be said in matter-of-fact tones and China's military build-up can be spoken about with concern, but we should realize that if the words coming into the middle kingdom are about sharing the wealth of the earth together and in harmony, there will be a return on the investment. It can be left between the lines to say that Taiwan is a water lily in the pond of international relations that is a national heritage symbol and cannot be disturbed. This would be enough to freeze Chinese ambitions in the short run and shelf plans of military action in the long run. Let us speak of the wonders the Chinese have brought and are bringing and will continue to bring to civilization. To recap: put everything in peace making terms to the Chinese and let the hidden meaning of keeping the world as it is be what is always present.

  • @WeAretheWorld89
    @WeAretheWorld89 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    China should support Texas and Hawaii.

  • @1zcott
    @1zcott หลายเดือนก่อน

    Utah's greatest embarrasment

  • @brianhsong
    @brianhsong หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite politician!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Run, Senator Romney, Run again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @buixote
    @buixote หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Uniparty looks for the next excuse to give more of our tax dollars to Raytheon.

    • @anon69_q
      @anon69_q หลายเดือนก่อน

      Were you expecting bipartisan support for the pokey stick industry?

  • @michaelmancini5773
    @michaelmancini5773 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So, this is ( in my opinion), what China perceives right now, that it could not take on the USN in the South China Sea, with any expectation of victory, this is why they are feverishly building their military, Navy in particular, but the X factor is Japan, which has a very powerful, formidable navy in it's own right.

  • @roselojrvalera2588
    @roselojrvalera2588 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Gosh I miss Reagan...

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ketchup as a vegetable. Because some leaders think it's acceptable that children in need should be hungry when they try to learn.

  • @eyeofthetiger7
    @eyeofthetiger7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't retire

  • @allanlee9989
    @allanlee9989 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Busybody, can't even put your house in order.

  • @nevillehectorfinnerty5119
    @nevillehectorfinnerty5119 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yes you are right don’t say to much ok

  • @regorflora7915
    @regorflora7915 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And we are talking, china is closing down the military tech gap.

  • @user-my2tg4wc4r
    @user-my2tg4wc4r หลายเดือนก่อน

    He would know about his Chinese friends.

  • @samyasart8432
    @samyasart8432 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Taiwan is your paternal property?

  • @agrippamarcus6533
    @agrippamarcus6533 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What makes Walter Russel Mead an expert on this subject?

  • @chungchihsu2000
    @chungchihsu2000 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Xi's condition for not invading Taiwan is that Taiwan not declaring to be republic of Taiwan. Taiwanese leaders won't do that although they are suggesting it.

  • @misha791
    @misha791 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    China just sent their secretive long endurance WZ-7 drone inside Philippine waters towards Zambales EDCA joint forces. MQ-9's, Nmesis and A10's need to be prepositioned in the Philippines for Joint Edca forces.

  • @jamessterling9273
    @jamessterling9273 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow Romney looks like a puppet no

  • @kimkim-dd4qg
    @kimkim-dd4qg หลายเดือนก่อน

    America is in declineing

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    USA 🇺🇸

  • @enchantedbananas
    @enchantedbananas 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    dudes spitting facts. As a far leftist he is a worthy adversary.

  • @user-eg3yq5hr3y
    @user-eg3yq5hr3y หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Sir with Utmost respect please please please speak for Palestine

    • @josephfenech6934
      @josephfenech6934 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His religion does not show favoritism of one religion over another.

    • @user-eg3yq5hr3y
      @user-eg3yq5hr3y หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@josephfenech6934 exactly that is why he needs to speak with Utmost concern for Ukraine and Gazah

    • @IDontBuyIt50
      @IDontBuyIt50 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-eg3yq5hr3y well, I for one am absolutely certain he's reading such youtube threads and will heed your plea just any minute now.

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@josephfenech6934This is a humanist issue, not a religious one. Genocide must always be opposed.

  • @David-ut3zv
    @David-ut3zv หลายเดือนก่อน

    The demographics of TW is way more “upside down”.

  • @babayaga9882
    @babayaga9882 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was Romney wearing his magic underwear?

  • @koenigamd
    @koenigamd หลายเดือนก่อน

    They have no clue😅

  • @danmoreman954
    @danmoreman954 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waiting out the USA makes no sense for China due to demographic issues that will limit manpower and damage their economy.
    China will not invade in the short term for 3 reasons. 1. Geography / there is a 100 miles of ocean between them. 4 times the distance of D-Day and much tougher water to cross. 2. Transport - the Chinese lack a sufficient trip transport ships. PLA Navy sea lift capacity is generously set at 50k when they need 1.5 million troops to invade. 3. Logistics - under ideal circumstances the PLA lacks the bandwidth to refuel and resupply 2.5 million trips on a foreign shore. And in a war with the USA will not provide ideal circumstances for resupply.

  • @Virtual-Media
    @Virtual-Media หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Mitt, Please consider a presidential run 2024 you're America's best hope to turn around this downward spiral we're currently on.
    Your chances of winning are far and above any candidate in this election.

  • @iggy5347
    @iggy5347 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Free money flowing always

  • @nobodydoingunimportantthings
    @nobodydoingunimportantthings หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont vote Republican for President, but I did vote for Romney because he always had intellect and candor that no other politician possesses in this day. Top bad voters chose arrogant Obama. Mr. Romney will be dearly missed, I dread the day he leaves, leaving one fewer voice of reason in Congress.

  • @keleniengaluafe2600
    @keleniengaluafe2600 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @donkeykong516
    @donkeykong516 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’ll a case of we can’t prevent PRC recovery of Taiwan

    • @harryhan2525
      @harryhan2525 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Taiwan returned to China in 1945 but has not been part of the PRC. So the PRC is in no position to “recover” it since Japan already gave it back

  • @travismillar7513
    @travismillar7513 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They'll march right across the southern border😂

  • @rikt1541
    @rikt1541 หลายเดือนก่อน

    war starts when one side thinks it can win e.g japan ww2 germany ww2 russia 2014 etc

  • @supremesoftware
    @supremesoftware หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Taiwan is an internal matter of the Chinese people. Would Americans like it if the Chinese government criticise how US has been printing money, the US dollar without gold backing?

  • @okee7
    @okee7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Post WW2 the US fought small and weak nations like Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Grenada etc. Current China is not in that level; be it economically, technoligically or militarily. All those who spoke need to understand that China has the capability to attack deep into America and cause a lot of damage and deaths; though for them any such retaliation is not an issue as they are used that due to Mao's policies of the past

    • @aidensample1757
      @aidensample1757 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you seem to forget who was in Vietnam as well as Korea. you also just didn't mention Korea at all lol. you also don't understand the impressive dominance the US displayed in the middle east. there's a reason Putin and Xi take American warnings seriously

  • @jamescherriman1633
    @jamescherriman1633 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Taiwan is no where near America, so Americans stay in America

  • @user-ym9qw3gg3j
    @user-ym9qw3gg3j หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ukraine Taiwan isreal

  • @harryiman7093
    @harryiman7093 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Best war mongers with Crazy Brains

  • @jamesstepp1925
    @jamesstepp1925 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss Mitt and wish he could win the primary. Same for Nikki Haley. Anyone but the current crop of clowns "leading" the party into a dumpster.

  • @barryshaw5660
    @barryshaw5660 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The only thing holding those senators in their seats and not going to Taiwan is fear and atmosphere. Loudmouth, cowards.

  • @jumperdcsworld1319
    @jumperdcsworld1319 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Romney is a full blown clown

  • @jaredyoung5353
    @jaredyoung5353 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Capitalist sent industrial base to China

  • @mishaelfernandez1
    @mishaelfernandez1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Regardless of when exactly it's going to happen, we all must prepare accordingly. And this includes back-channels into China like supporting the underground Christians and other faiths there which the CCP actively suppresses.

  • @ekujohnson1362
    @ekujohnson1362 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Have you forgotten the Korean war, Vietnam Afghanistan recently: The USA is self can't defeat China you know that very well that's why you're looking for help.

    • @senzosanjuro1769
      @senzosanjuro1769 หลายเดือนก่อน

      China techs are 10-15 y behind americans, they stand no chance against Usa. Usa need allies koz they are not the main nations to be concerned by China's agressions.

  • @Gringoborracho
    @Gringoborracho หลายเดือนก่อน

    "If" Mr. Romney would run for President, we wouldn't need salvation from a Porn Star. I hope the reason he's not running is because he's hiding something. He would be a perfect President...

  • @richardlee3253
    @richardlee3253 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The US' defense budget dwarfs China's and Russia combined, yet it is a defense budget that pays over $90 million dollars for 1000 bags of $15 bushings. 😂 Get real.

  • @davidz7858
    @davidz7858 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Every one, if not blind, can see America is declining.

  • @brewmeister2u
    @brewmeister2u หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mitt Romey is the epitome of ‘self righteous indignation’ to me.

  • @jarrettbobbett5230
    @jarrettbobbett5230 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    XI said 2027 so we have at least 3 more years.

  • @user-gv1tx1wo3s
    @user-gv1tx1wo3s หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    لايوجد اي احتمال ياكد هاذا ياعزيزي وانت تعلم ان الض الصيني محذر من اعضم دولة في العالم وهي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بمشاركة بريطانيا العضماء وفرنسا القوية ولماذا تعمل لهم قيمة ولم يدخلو في اي حرب سابقة ياعزيزي وانت تعلم من هم الذي يضربون وقتلو الجنود الامريكي في القواعد العسكرية ولم يقتلو في الصين ياعزيزي الذكي ونتمنى ان تشغل الضمير الحي الذي بداخلك لخدمة الشعب الامريكي بشكل عام لمافية لخدمة الاجيال القادمة بإذن الله تعالى 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲😎

  • @AnthonyBoeyKumToh-tl4ud
    @AnthonyBoeyKumToh-tl4ud หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    How come the US dismissed the possibility that Taiwan would want to unify with mainland China? There is still a very sizeable portion of the Taiwanese population that wants this. Unless of course ...the US would want to prevent this...even if the Taiwanese wants it!

    • @adlerzwei
      @adlerzwei หลายเดือนก่อน

      The vast majority of taiwanese don't want to be part of communist China.

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not only do the Great majority of Taiwanese ardently oppose unification with China, but the trend is increasingly towards independence from China.
      Did you not see the results of the recent election?

    • @michaelyuan3382
      @michaelyuan3382 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Last poll I remember had about more than 98 or 99% opposed following the footsteps of Hong Kong. Is less than 1-2% a very sizeable portion?

    • @harryhan2525
      @harryhan2525 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This group did exist back in the early days, but after what China did to hk, people are waking up…

  • @robertmurray23
    @robertmurray23 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You questioned Mayorkas today as if he was sincere in his efforts to secure our border and country. He is playing you ! The invasion is by design, and yet you and some of your colleagues treat him like he's just having a difficult time.

    • @javilo2797
      @javilo2797 หลายเดือนก่อน

      None of them want the border secured broski, it could be done overnight..

  • @Stephen-zq2wf
    @Stephen-zq2wf หลายเดือนก่อน

    Romney - Who ?

  • @dgib1694
    @dgib1694 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Romney still at it? After the Irak fiasco? Incredible

  • @user-vm9ks4hv4u
    @user-vm9ks4hv4u หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Said the greedy immoral financial system sellout who screwed over workers his whole career while repeating ignorant fill in blanks about deep.state 20th century foreign policy and hegemony while.never keeping the products imported honest.and proper regulated as if wall st doesn't care about quality only quantity.

  • @zzzzzsleeping
    @zzzzzsleeping หลายเดือนก่อน

    I CAN READ ROMNEY'S MIND - HE IS A BIG RINO!

  • @dustinbauer3554
    @dustinbauer3554 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Still playing the Taiwan card.

  • @boon6916
    @boon6916 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Traitor, rhino, needs to go!

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What does the h stand for?