I dare say that the Chinese are only all too happy that US is providing outsized budget to an agency that is relatively useless in the grand scheme of things, because the resources would otherwise go to countering China’s growing influence.
Well, good news. If we do get in a war with China, we have a ready supply of fighting-age men who apparently fit enough to serve in law enforcement and military roles. I propose we simply conscript all the ICE officers and send them to the front lines first.
China is not gonna start a war with the US. China is going to do whatever it pleases and they have 0 to gain from a war with the US. Plenty of resources elsewhere.
I know, and they will do as they please and invade Taiwan. They will consider the response of US and Taiwans allies of course, but having a war with the US isn’t the goal. The reason I mention resources is that starting a war with US will never be their goal, because there is literally nothing on US soil that can’t be found elsewhere (where the local army is even less of a threat).
Not the response I was expecting but a welcome one! Because now that I think about it, the German SS had this image of being a formidable force to be reckoned with, but the organisation’s overall performance in World War 2 was that they were actually useless. It is only like couple of SS units who did well, while the rest are actually just LARPERs who ran away, surrendered, or got smashed easily by opposing armies. The conscripted ICE would suffer the same fate! Both ICE and SS are only seen as intimidating but that’s what they are only good at: intimidation. They would be crushed easily by a more motivated and valiant force who don’t fear them!
It also included money for the so called Golden dome, which won’t be that great but will increase military readiness and number of missile interceptors.
I dare say that the Chinese are only all too happy that US is providing outsized budget to an agency that is relatively useless in the grand scheme of things, because the resources would otherwise go to countering China’s growing influence.
Well, good news. If we do get in a war with China, we have a ready supply of fighting-age men who apparently fit enough to serve in law enforcement and military roles. I propose we simply conscript all the ICE officers and send them to the front lines first.
China is not gonna start a war with the US. China is going to do whatever it pleases and they have 0 to gain from a war with the US. Plenty of resources elsewhere.
Taiwan is the issue. It’s not about raw natural resources.
I know, and they will do as they please and invade Taiwan. They will consider the response of US and Taiwans allies of course, but having a war with the US isn’t the goal. The reason I mention resources is that starting a war with US will never be their goal, because there is literally nothing on US soil that can’t be found elsewhere (where the local army is even less of a threat).
Not the response I was expecting but a welcome one! Because now that I think about it, the German SS had this image of being a formidable force to be reckoned with, but the organisation’s overall performance in World War 2 was that they were actually useless. It is only like couple of SS units who did well, while the rest are actually just LARPERs who ran away, surrendered, or got smashed easily by opposing armies. The conscripted ICE would suffer the same fate! Both ICE and SS are only seen as intimidating but that’s what they are only good at: intimidation. They would be crushed easily by a more motivated and valiant force who don’t fear them!
Honestly, sounds like a win-win to me. Maybe the ICE conscripts can do some militarily useful work. If not, well, at least we solved our ICE problem!
Seconded.
It also included money for the so called Golden dome, which won’t be that great but will increase military readiness and number of missile interceptors.