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Originally posted by chinawhite
How is that worked out?. America is only 1/5 of our export trade
Most of China is still below the poverty line and this is true of India aswell.
Whats 1.3 BILLION divided by 90 million?
Thats about 7~8%. Using the word "most" would imply a majority or a large percentage. That is not a large percentage.
The american poverty line is 12% of the population. More than china
There are over 70 million members of the CCP in china. Count the family members of these and you could have 50% of the population being a affiliate of the communist part of china.
Originally posted by Night
When you use the projected "real" value of the juan combined against the USD, that figure is more like 3.5/5
The system used to measure the poor of both countries are much different
I know MANY Chinese peoples who hate the communist system.
We both know that families in China have become more distant over the years since the cultural revolution
Originally posted by pavil
China and India's military are mainly national defence forces, although modernizing and quite large. Neither of those countries have the ability to place multiple divisions, air wing, naval groups halfway around the world and project power. Neither country has multiple world spanning military arrangements for bases and assistance all around the world.
Originally posted by planeman
JimmyCarterIsNotSmarter, are you being serious?
Re France, they have ICBMs on subs and nuclear cruise missiles (the ASMP)
Summary of European navy's power projection support vessels. These example demonstrate the INCREASING emphasis on support of overseas land operations that European navies are making.
France:
1 x Charles de Gualle aircraft carrier
2 x Mistral class LPD
2 x Forde class LPD
2 x Uuragan class LPD
Originally posted by Daedalus3
The CDG is definitely a a/c carrier. I carries fixed wing a/c which are not VTOL/STOVL
Originally posted by JimmyCarterIsNotSmarter
By American standards it's not an aircraft carrier. By the American definition, a an aircraft carrier is a ship that can carry at least 85 aircraft.
[edit on 31-7-2006 by JimmyCarterIsNotSmarter]
Originally posted by northwolf
Have you ever heard of Conscripts?
Originally posted by northwolf
Since Europeans don't think there is need to "spread democracy" across the globe
Originally posted by northwolf
we don't need a huge army standing idle
If Conscripts are so much worse than Professionals in the US of A, how is it possible that comscripts from Scandinavian countries did so much better than US Marines in for example training Operation Battle Griffin '05? Or actualy managed to pacify their areas in Kosovo, unlike Brittish pros?
Conscripts can be trained well too
and with conscripts you don't have the problem of the professional
And is Israeli army weak and impotent, since it consists mainly of conscript`s?
Originally posted by northwolf
Serbia? You pounded a nation that saved most of it's military cabability with just not engaging your airforce.
Main reason for abolishing conscription is that youngsters in many "safe" countries don't want to go to the army, because "it restricts their life"
we don't actually want to police the world
If concripts are so bad how did the vietnamese take on the US army, or Chinese?
Originally posted by northwolf
Answer a simple question:
Should a country have a professional military that is not able to defend it because of the lacck of menpower, or should it have a conscript army that can keep the country independent?
Every man should have the balls to stand up and defend their country ie. be ready and trained to defend it by arms if nececary, that's what conscription is all about.
And btw where are you from?