Posted on 02/18/2007 10:14:56 AM PST by grey_whiskers
BUMP!
A very large factor in the evolution of China as a world power and its relationship with the USA relates to how the communists end up dealing with Taiwan (ROC). Right now, many of the old liners in the PLA want to invade Taiwan by 2012. If they are persuasive, and China moves on Taiwan, the idea that “we won the Cold War” might be seen as laughable.
Remember Les Aspin and his advice to cut the military?
Now we can't even fight a full-fledged *one*-front war, let alone two.
Might as well hand over all the cutting-edge high-tech chip making equipment directly to Red China: who will reverse engineer, slip in hardware-based backdoors, and infiltrate the stuff into our COTS military supply chain.
The Clintons (along with Kennedy) should've been tried for treason.
I actually knew Les Aspin. An idiot. LOL
FLASHBACK and timely for today!
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