“I hope I’m wrong. My instinct tells me that we will fight in 2025,” wrote Air Force General Michael Minihan in an internal memo, the authenticity of which was confirmed by the Pentagon to AFP on Friday.
President Xi Jinping “has both a team, a motive and an opportunity for 2025,” said the military, assuring that the Taiwanese elections of 2024 will give the Chinese leader a “reason” to act.
The race for the White House, scheduled for the same year, will offer a “distracted America” to China, he still judges.
This note calls on his troops to train in combat by, among other things, going to stands to shoot at targets. The general invites us to “aim for the heads”.
