Former Major General says Australia-US have only slim chance...

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    Former Major General says Australia-US have only slim chance against China

    Australia’s military forces would last ‘only a few days’ in an increasingly likely war against China, a former major general has warned.

    Liberal Senator Jim Molan says his "fear" is that a war between China and the United States may occur, and that Australia gets "caught in collateral damage".…

    One of Australia’s top military figures has given a grave warning about the true threat China poses to our nation. Former major general of the Australian Army and current Liberal senator Jim Molan told 4BC on Tuesday Australians needed to begin to accept and prepare for a war with our increasingly aggressive neighbour. “War is more likely than most people are prepared to admit,” Senator Molan warned. “China and national security are the most dangerous issue for us.”

    Senator Molan warned against the assumption America would protect Australia from China, stressing the US army is weaker than most people realise. The former General said classified war game exercises had been leaked to the public showing the US army would likely be defeated if a conflict with China was to occur.
    “The Americans are in a rather crude form – they've had their arses handed to them. They’ve been beaten in this series of war games,” Senator Molan said.

    Former Major General of the Australian Army and current Liberal senator Jim Molan said Australians needed to begin to accept and prepare for a war with China. In the event of a confrontation over Taiwan, Senator Molan warned America was also likely to lose, leaving Australia to fend for itself. “If the Americans do go in and try and attack Taiwan and they lose – and there is a fair probability that they will – then we (Australia) are on our own,” he said.
    But Australians were warned we can’t depend on the strength of our own defence forces, either.
    Senator Molan praised the “brilliant” and “clever” Australian Defence Force (ADF), but stressed it simply was no match for China, which possesses the largest military in the world.
    “The ADF is so small … it will not last for more than a few days,” he said.
    “It can't fight hard enough. It's not big enough, it doesn’t have the mass to defend this country.
    “Even in 10 years’ time, we will have a military which is still not lethal enough.”
    Last edited by green potato: 28/07/21
 
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