Would the Chinese sell the J-10’s to Iraq, knowing that U.S. intelligence services could possibly take a good look at the aircraft? The J-10 isn’t terribly more advanced than anything the U.S. currently fields, but it can’t hurt to take a look.
What if things go even more south with Iraq? Could there be any chance of these F-16’s winding up in Iran? (Wouldn’t that be ironic…) I wonder if the U.S. has considered that scenario.
I don’t believe the communists have that many “special” forces in Taiwan to be effective enough to decide the outcome of initial actions. The RoCAF and other organizations may have already considered this option and (hopefully) taken measure to limit the damaged caused by some kind of communist fifth column. I still the believe the U.S. and its allies in the region would do little other than protest over an invasion of Taiwan. Once those invasion forces start aiming their way toward Japan, then things would escalate. The U.S. in that case would have no choice but to intervene over that type of threat.
I think China would prevail if the entire might of the People’s Army was put against it. The PLAAF out numbers the VPAAF in more modern aircraft. It would be a good fight.
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