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Should Trump sign the pending multibillion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan?

by taiwanArmsSkew662 votes

Congress greenlit a big Taiwan arms package; Trump's holding the pen as leverage into the Xi meetings. Allies worry Taiwan becomes a bargaining chip; hawks say delay itself is the concession. Sign now, or play it?

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  • W

    Sign it. Deterrence delayed is deterrence denied.

    C
    cloudmaker_1101Vote hidden+5463h ago

    Allies are watching whether Taiwan becomes a chip. Ugly look.

  • G
    guest_theo419Vote hidden+4293h ago

    Holding as leverage is the whole point of a summit week.

  • V

    Allies are watching whether Taiwan becomes a chip. Ugly look.

    R

    Disagree. sign it. Deterrence delayed is deterrence denied.

    E

    Agree — holding as leverage is the whole point of a summit week.

  • L

    Scale back the flashiest systems, sign the rest.

  • Q

    Cancel theatre helps Beijing more than Washington.

  • B

    Sign after the summit so you don't empty the bag early.

    Q

    Holding as leverage is the whole point of a summit week.

    R
    ruby.desk352Vote hidden+4793h ago

    Sign after the summit so you don't empty the bag early.

  • H
    heycoffeefriend999Vote hidden+3793h ago

    Agree — sign it. Deterrence delayed is deterrence denied.

    M
    moonBetsVote hidden+3503h ago

    Scale back the flashiest systems, sign the rest.

    L

    Cancel theatre helps Beijing more than Washington.

  • V
    vinylarchive_371Vote hidden+5753h ago

    Disagree. holding as leverage is the whole point of a summit week.

  • M
    milonotes937Vote hidden+6003h ago

    Lol. allies are watching whether Taiwan becomes a chip. Ugly look.

  • L

    Not buying that. scale back the flashiest systems, sign the rest.