Red Dawn (1984) Scene- The Colonel explains how the invasion happened

Airforce Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner explains to the Wolverines how the invasion started.




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[A16AdamWalker]

One thing I never got with Tanners description of the war: Why the hell was China on the side of the USA? I mean, wouldn't they be more likely to side with the Russians and Cubans being similarly communist?

Anyway, I would of though, a long with the UK, Canada, Australia, probably even India may of had some involvement,

[XAirborneRTO]

This is second best scene. Best is when LTC Tanner explains to Jed how he got shot down. "colonel, how did you get shot down?" "It was five to one, I got four"

[maverick1135]

China and the Soviet Union, though both communist, were at each other's throats since the early 60's to the point where they even fought a border war in the late 60's and the US, under Nixon, cozied up to the Communist Chinese in a 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' type of maneuver in the 70's. (Google "Sino-Soviet Split.") Even in the 80's, the Soviets regularly massed troops on the Chinese border and the Chinese opposed and fiercely condemned their invasion of Afghanistan.

[timothy7538]

remember the 1969 sino-soviet split, and do you remember that the American and Chinese have Supported the Muj during Soviet Afghan war.

[abu221000]

After all have you see them yet

[Al Wirick]

Really easy we owe lots of money to the Chinese if we are gone they get nothing

[MrAwsomenoob]

maby it has something to do with the rift between china and russia later in the cold war good point though

[MachineGunner58]

Because we live here

[alana grimes]

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