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Even way back in 1997, there was reason for concern about possible mainland Chinese bellicosity. Nothing came of this item at the time, but the theme of those journals and book articles was that the U.S. had two or three decades of primacy left; afterwards, the U.S. would decline.

Add two to three decades and subtract fourteen years, and you've got six to sixteen years from now. This article was published long before 9/11. We know now that the American military was a lot tougher than thought at that time. I'm posting it to show that concern about Chinese belligerence was around even in the early days of FR.

Also, we know that America's debt troubles have only grown worse since then. Mainland China's a big creditor of the U.S. government now. Those junior officers in '97 have likely risen to higher and more responsible positions, and I see nothing that indicates they've changed their opinions. Suffice it to say that there's a cadre of Chinese officers who are well prepared to take advantage of any U.S. decline.

The original poster of this article, on September 18th, 1997, was none other than Jim Robinson. It got eight comments.

1 posted on 08/26/2011 7:56:07 PM PDT by danielmryan
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To: Jim Robinson
A stroll down Memory Lane...
2 posted on 08/26/2011 7:56:56 PM PDT by danielmryan
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To: danielmryan

bump.


3 posted on 08/26/2011 7:58:08 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: danielmryan

>Chinese see weaknesses in U.S. military

Really? Let’s have some “fun” then by having a million Chicoms invade our shores..


4 posted on 08/26/2011 8:07:43 PM PDT by max americana (FUBO NATION 2012 FK BARAK)
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To: danielmryan

Is there a single one of the Republican candidates for POTUS who pays any attention to the Chinese threat? Duncan Hunter was the only one last time around. I’m sure the globalists like Romney and Perry don’t give a bleep, any more than Perry cares about the Aztec invasion, Reconquista, and Aztlan.


5 posted on 08/26/2011 8:40:53 PM PDT by hellbender
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There's nothing wrong with plannings. I mean that's what military brasses does isn't it? Strategies and plannings? Also, please don't forget this little tidbit: In the article, it says "should conflict occur". The word is hence the key here. Strangely however, everyone seems to choose to ignore the word "should" which leads me to wonder: could it be dementia which is setting in at an early stage or is it something more serious?
7 posted on 08/26/2011 10:50:32 PM PDT by EdisonOne (I)
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