{"id":1827336,"date":"2023-01-28T16:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T21:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827336"},"modified":"2023-01-28T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T21:50:51","slug":"u-s-general-predicts-war-with-china-by-2025-i-hope-i-am-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-general-predicts-war-with-china-by-2025-i-hope-i-am-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. General Predicts War With China By 2025: \u2018I Hope I Am Wrong\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-general-predicts-war-with-china-by-2025-i-hope-i-am-wrong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Four-star Air Force General Mike Minihan sent a memo on Friday, warning the officers he commands that he sees war on the horizon \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/china-send-71-warplanes-around-taiwan-in-strike-drill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> \u2014 in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>Minihan, who reportedly sent the memo out to all of the\u00a0air wing commanders in Air Mobility Command and other Air Force operational commanders, is in charge of some 50,000 service members and 500 planes in the Air Mobility Command.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/us-air-force-general-predicts-war-china-2025-memo-rcna67967?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, which obtained a copy of the memo, Minihan warned that upcoming elections in 2024 \u2014 both in the United States and Taiwan \u2014 could provide enough cover that China might feel emboldened to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/taiwan-extends-compulsory-military-service-amid-rising-china-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move against Taiwan<\/a> While the rest of the world was distracted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025,\u201d He wrote. \u201cXi secured his third term and set his war council in October 2022. Taiwan\u2019s presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a reason. United States\u2019 presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a distracted America. Xi\u2019s team, reason, and opportunity are all aligned for 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minihan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/01\/27\/us-general-minihan-china-war-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His officers were directed by him<\/a> To prepare for possible war with China, he asked them to create a plan. He instructed them to report back to him with their plans \u2014 and any efforts they may have already made \u2014 no later than February 28.<\/p>\n<p>Minihan also outlined a number of steps officers should take in their preparations, stating that his ultimate goal was building. \u201ca fortified, ready, integrated, and agile Joint Force Maneuver Team ready to fight and win inside the first island chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued to explain what they should do for the next months, starting in February. \u201cFire a clip into a 7-meter target with the full understanding that unrepentant lethality matters most. Aim for the head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He suggested in March that they ensure that their legal affairs are handled in the event of a deployment. \u201cconsider their personal affairs and whether a visit should be scheduled with their servicing base legal office to ensure they are legally ready and prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Air Mobility Command confirmed that the memo was real and had been sent to ensure that Minihan\u2019s officers were ready to act if all efforts at deterrence should fail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an authentic internal memo from General Minihan addressed to his subordinate command teams. His order builds on last year\u2019s foundational efforts by Air Mobility Command to ready the Mobility Air Forces for future conflict, should deterrence fail,\u201d According to the spokesperson, Friday&#8217;s interview was with NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>The contents of the memo were made public by NBC News. The Defense Department released a statement saying that \u201cThese comments are not representative of the department\u2019s view on China.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four-star Air Force General Mike Minihan sent a memo on Friday, warning the officers he commands that he sees war on the horizon \u2014 with China \u2014 in less than two years. 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