[Cronos]

They, like the Russians, watched us crush Saddam's military in 1991 and 2003 both in a matter of weeks.

And they learnt a lot from that -- like that while the USAF is unsurpassable for now, the Navy can be matched soon and the ground forces can be matched NOW. Chinese tactics will be to sit back, let the USAF expend itself and then use cannon-fodder to whittle down American resolve: a bit more than the Japanese tried in WWII

[Black Beak]

USAF is unsurpassable for now, the Navy can be matched soon

i would disagree with that. the USAF may be matched but the USN..nooooooo. the chicoms dont even have an aircraft carrier. but ur point is well taken. the chicoms are building themselves for a possible "future" confrontation.