China: Master Copykat
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Pardon there is no sarcasm emoticon
W thought it was a swell idea to kowtow to them so that he could finance his NeoCon Exportation of American Democracy and Western Values to people who despise them and us.
At least Barry is willing to work with other nations in the region (Gasp!!! ) and use US forces, in this case the Navy, as they were intended to be used. In this case keeping sea lanes open, deterring encroachment on our allies' territory, exerting our rights to navigation, etc.
You know, the legitimate use of power, vice W's "crusading" and "converting the heathens" version.
W thought it was a swell idea to kowtow to them so that he could finance his NeoCon Exportation of American Democracy and Western Values to people who despise them and us.
At least Barry is willing to work with other nations in the region (Gasp!!! ) and use US forces, in this case the Navy, as they were intended to be used. In this case keeping sea lanes open, deterring encroachment on our allies' territory, exerting our rights to navigation, etc.
You know, the legitimate use of power, vice W's "crusading" and "converting the heathens" version.
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Here's the problem the Chinese have. Their most recent combat experience was the 1979 invasion of Vietnam. Which they did not do so well. They have a bloated officer corps whose criteria for advancement seems to be based more on politics than merit. While they are updating their gear most of it is still outdated.
The true ability to project power lies with a countries navy. In this category the Chinese are woefully lacking. Most of theirs is geared towards coastal defense. Their nuclear sub fleet has been compared to the noise levels 70-80 era Soviet submarines. They have one aircraft carrier whose aircraft cannot carry a full load out of weapons due to method of launching them. More importantly the Chinese Navy does not have a the world wide network of bases to support an ocean going navy like we do.
The true ability to project power lies with a countries navy. In this category the Chinese are woefully lacking. Most of theirs is geared towards coastal defense. Their nuclear sub fleet has been compared to the noise levels 70-80 era Soviet submarines. They have one aircraft carrier whose aircraft cannot carry a full load out of weapons due to method of launching them. More importantly the Chinese Navy does not have a the world wide network of bases to support an ocean going navy like we do.
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Got it backwards Petey,
I didn't say (all of...) the right, I said The Ridiculous Right, aka the Fox Republicans, Dittoheads, etal
The less well informed, less educated, more fearful segment of society.
Re reporting on multiple studies as reported by the respected and non-political Scientific American, The Economist, Etc
Read much?
Or you let your puppet-masters do that for ya' too?
I didn't say (all of...) the right, I said The Ridiculous Right, aka the Fox Republicans, Dittoheads, etal
The less well informed, less educated, more fearful segment of society.
Re reporting on multiple studies as reported by the respected and non-political Scientific American, The Economist, Etc
Read much?
Or you let your puppet-masters do that for ya' too?
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On a related note.
http://english.comac.cc/products/rj/
Looks an awful like the 717. I'm going to venture to say the the tooling MD sold them back in the 1990's to build MD-80/90 is being used to build this airplane.
http://english.comac.cc/products/rj/
Looks an awful like the 717. I'm going to venture to say the the tooling MD sold them back in the 1990's to build MD-80/90 is being used to build this airplane.
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