[af_vet_rr]

My principle concern howerver is the fact that you have Brazil providing military aircraft (in fact 40 of the older Tucano’s) to Iran, and more recently cozing up to Ian and helping them with their nuclear program and dealings with Turkey.

While it makes me uneasy, US companies are supplying aircraft much more advanced than this to other countries that will probably become target practice for our pilots or drones in the future.

We're selling/giving F-16s to Iraq. Think that won't come back to haunt us?

Boeing and other US companies are working with China's aviation industry on state-of-the-art systems, and while it's non-military, it will certainly strengthen China's aviation industry, both civilian and military. Boeing's CEO even admitted that Chian's aviation industry will eventually compete head-to-head with companies like Boeing for future airliners, possibly doing grave damage to our economy, but he still signed off on Boeing working with them.

There are many other issues that are far bigger than this. It makes me sick to hear some of the stories about dealings between China and US companies - China has a long-term approach and they are preparing for the day when they can put companies like Boeing out of business.

[Jeff Head]

Every one of them adds up...this one included.

China is using our own money to build and modernize their forces in a phenominal way. We still have time to reverse it, but it would take a huge economic hardship on us to do so...but would be harder on them.

If we wait much longer, we will not be able to do so peacefully.

Here’s a site where I have been tracking their Navy buildup for years:

The Rising Sea Dragon in Asia
http://www.jeffhead.com/redseadragon