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Originally posted by sonnny1
Originally posted by Trigger82
Originally posted by sonnny1
By no means is China laying idle....but, people forget that the US has been at it a lot longer, and I really believe that the technological advantage is still in the US. China is good at stealing technology. I give them an A in that category.
Yep and good ol USA thought they where untouchable when they sent that U2 over Russia. Look where that landed them literally.
So are people so sure the US carrier groups can sit out of range still?edit on 21-1-2013 by Trigger82 because: (no reason given)
Dont know. But based on what the Chinese said, they are 20 years behind.........
You tell me......
Originally posted by SplitInfinity
reply to post by Bluesma
Yes...they do own alot of U.S. Debt...and here is how that ties them to never wanting to go to WAR against the U.S.
The moment they would do that is the moment we stopped making payments! LOL!
Split Infinity
Originally posted by sonnny1
reply to post by ipsedixit
And they have been spending for YEARS.
Just imagine all the black projects.........we don't know of.
Originally posted by Militarywarfare
The J-20 Black Eagle can challenge the F22 Raptor as well the J-31 Falcon Eagle was made to challenge the F-35.
Those planes are the result of "cybertheft" of F35 technologies.
Originally posted by ipsedixit
reply to post by CaptainCanuck
China's military is not even in the same league as that of America and its allies. The Chinese army is large but you might as well think of China as a small sized Chinese restaurant with 500 waiters wedged in between the booths. The problem with a large army is bringing its force to bear. Alexander the Great knew all about that and so do the folks at the US Joint Chiefs.
Originally posted by ipsedixit
Wouldn't it be interesting if the Vietnamese invited American military assistance in protecting its offshore oil interests? That would be an historical irony of big proportions if it happened.
Vietnam has clashed with China throughout history, most recently just after the war with the US, when they booted the Chinese (who had helped them fight the Americans) "off their lawn" on the northern border.
After WW2, Chang Kai Shek was offered "IndoChina" by the Great Powers, but he declined, saying "They don't assimilate." Was he ever right about that. Maybe Vietnam's "rugged individualism" is going to need to compromise a little in the current situation. Maybe not though. The national motto could well be "The bigger they are, the harder they fall."edit on 21-1-2013 by ipsedixit because: (no reason given)edit on 21-1-2013 by ipsedixit because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by DOADOA
lol get real fellers, USA have the most powerful and advance military in the world. no country on earth can touch it right now. splitinfinity speculation on the matter is reasonable and theres depth to his judgement, nobdy else come close.
Originally posted by ipsedixit
Seriously, America needs to get real. America is the most secure nation on earth. The only threat facing America is the threat posed by its own elite class of transnational bankers and CEOs. They have been looting America for generations. They raise fears of foreign threats in order to facilitate the looting of the US treasury.