[snowsislander]

My apologies for posting not only a longish piece, but one that is over two years old. However, my search did not yield this when I used 'national security implications' as the search term, and I thought it a valuable and interesting piece on U.S.-Sino relations.

[camas]

one problem is the chinese are smarter then the average US gove type

[Captainpaintball]

bflr

[sam_paine]

The United States will not and cannot sustain casualties in pursuit of vital interests....including Taiwan

I'm thinking that this was one of the additional reasons for this Iraq war....specifically to refute the Somalia arguments.

[snowsislander]

btt(mop)

[snowsislander]

bttt