Washington: A four-star US Air Force general urged his commanders to ramp up their units to reach maximum operational combat readiness this year in light of the prospect of a conflict with China, most likely over Taiwan. Is. There is a possibility.
Air Mobility Command commander Gen. Mike Minnahan said the primary objective should be to "conquer and, if necessary, defeat" China in an internal memo that was first leaked on social media on Friday and later confirmed by the Pentagon as real. was confirmed to exist. was verified as such.
"I hope I'm wrong. We'll be fighting in 2025, my gut tells me," Minehan said. Minihan explained his thinking, claiming that the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan would provide Chinese President Xi Jinping with justification for military aggression while the United States would be the target.
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For 2025, Xi's team, inspiration and opportunity are all in sync, he continued. Additionally, the memo instructs each member of Mobile Command to tour the shooting range, "clip fire" into the target, and "aim for the head". In response to an email from AFP asking about the memo, a Pentagon spokesman said, "Yes, the fact is they sent it."
Senior US officials have recently claimed that China is moving rapidly towards annexing Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
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For 2025, Xi's team, inspiration and opportunity are all in sync, he continued. Additionally, the memo instructs each member of Mobile Command to tour the shooting range, "clip fire" into the target, and "aim for the head". In response to an email from AFP asking about the memo, a Pentagon spokesman said, "Yes, the fact is they sent it."
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Senior US officials have recently claimed that China is moving rapidly towards annexing Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that Beijing claims as its own.