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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's distaste for sanctions and appetite for Iran's oil may hamper Western efforts to ramp up pressure on Tehran after disclosure of the country's second uranium enrichment plant.
The United States and Western European powers want greater force behind demands that Iran come clean on its nuclear plans, following last week's revelation of the new nuclear facility.
China may be persuaded to back some sanctions, especially if Russia joins U.S. and European calls for action, experts say.
But Beijing is likely to flex its power as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council to dilute any proposed resolution that could threaten its ties with Tehran.
have the biggest army
Originally posted by KnoxMSP
reply to post by ChrisF231
We may not have the numbers of troops, but we do have the most advanced military in the world, and the leaps ahead in technology we have made in our military weaponry makes us far superior to any other army, regardless of their troop numbers.
People from other countries do not get that. Sure Russia and China may have more troops, but their equipment is outdated. The level of training, along with the technological advantage of weaponry, and equipment we have nullifies any troop level advantage they may have.
Sorry world, I do not mean any dissent, but we are, and will be for quite some time, the most powerful country in the world.
[edit on 29-9-2009 by KnoxMSP]
Originally posted by Matrix Rising
It's saying that America stands for something greater than a world order filled with dictators. It stands for freedom and liberty of conscious
and it seems many people want to destroy what America stands for because they think we are too powerful.
Originally posted by KnoxMSP
reply to post by ChrisF231
We may not have the numbers of troops, but we do have the most advanced military in the world, and the leaps ahead in technology we have made in our military weaponry makes us far superior to any other army, regardless of their troop numbers.
People from other countries do not get that. Sure Russia and China may have more troops, but their equipment is outdated. The level of training, along with the technological advantage of weaponry, and equipment we have nullifies any troop level advantage they may have.
Sorry world, I do not mean any dissent, but we are, and will be for quite some time, the most powerful country in the world.
[edit on 29-9-2009 by KnoxMSP]
We may not have the numbers of troops, but we do have the most advanced military in the world, and the leaps ahead in technology we have made in our military weaponry makes us far superior to any other army, regardless of their troop numbers.
makes us far superior to any other army, regardless of their troop numbers.
Originally posted by ocker
Well said.
who would want to be part of a regime taking away freedom from its own people and replaced with dictatorship .
censorship
marshal law
etc..............
As for martial law (and not marshall law), well, I think you have never been so close to it. You paved the way for it during 9/11, now with this flu thing, you might very well experience it.