Peter Kemp wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:16:32 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:


In article ,
"Kevin Brooks" wrote:


Oh, a mere 1200 to 1400 miles up the Yangtze River, maybe 1500 miles
from Taiwan; piece of cake, right? Let's see, F-16's (the most potent
potential ground attack platform the Chinese possess), lugging
weapons heavier than anything the F-16 has ever lugged, on a 3000
mile round trip,

...because nobody would ever send a number of planes on a one-way
mission to destroy something that's a major part of the enemy's
infrastructure, right?


Would you send a large number of your best planes on a one way
mission, knowng that teh air disparity would be even worse? And
incidentally, ensuring that your own island would be attacked by every
means possible. If the 3 gorges goes, I'm fairly sure the PRC would be
less hesitant about turning Formosa into a floating heap of ash.

Peter Kemp

Perhaps a credible threat to the dam could be an argument AGAINST
war,for the chinese.If both sides risk losing to much,war is a less
attractive alternative to diplomacy and peaceful co-existance.It has
worked before.