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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by SQueeeeeL on Sunday February 12, 2023 @07:35AM (#34762362)
> If you think of it more in terms of war, you'd never draw such an equivalence: "Well, we've shot down their planes so it's fine that they shoot down ours."

People make these equivalencies constantly. Fortunately I don't think either side has been dumb enough to kill an soldier from the other yet, but once we get that pot cooking, WWIII here we come!

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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by ss108 on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:16PM (#34779714)
I'm a China hawk, but I hope it doesn't come to that.

Would like to point out something relevant: China and India kill each others soldiers fairly frequently. I find it rather remarkable their issues haven't escalated.

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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by hollerith on Monday February 13, 2023 @04:43PM (#34781082)
They kill each others soldiers, yes, but they are always small engagements because it is very difficult to transport a large formation of Chinese soldiers to Indian territory (specifically, any territory India cares about) or vice versa because the mountains are such formidable barriers.
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