[B4Ranch]

"China recognizes they cannot defeat the U.S militarily NOW. However, they don't intend to pick a fight NOW. They (by their written word, plans, and actions) are preparing for what they see as the inevitable future confrontation. A confrontation that will take place at a time when China IS prepared, and the U.S. is not."

Jeff head's DRAGON'S FURY SERIES is a great novel series about this frightening eventuality that keeps moving higher on China's list of things to do.

[Luigi Vasellini]

I would argue the terrorists are an 8 digit grid coordinate. The muslims are playing a game with us and we are the fools. The Saudis still preach hatred and send it over seas and to America. Most other muzzie countries continually show their hatred for Jews overtly and for Christians overtly and covertly. As General Sherman said; "they want war, lets give em all they want"!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Check the link between FOX News and Red China.

Guess who been supplying Red China with
technology and information consulting services since 1995?
Wonder what part klintoon played in this deal?
Chinabyte aims to target the rapid expansion of both
the PC market and Internet sector in China,
providing technology and information consulting services
and support to China's rapidly expanding information technology sector...

News Corporation (AKA FOX NEWS) List of Companies,
Chairman and Chief Executive: K. Rupert Murdoch

Check the description of Chinabyte.com

Chinabyte.com is the merged entity between Beijing PDN Xinren Information Technology Co Ltd (www.chinabyte.com, www.cseek.com) and Chongqing Yesky Technology Co Ltd (www.yesky.com). PDN was established by News Corporation and People's Daily in 1995 while Yesky was established by Chinese PC Weekly and International Data Group in 1999. Both companies decided to merge to form the undisputable No 1 IT Chinese portal in April 2001.

Chinabyte aims to target the rapid expansion of both the PC market and Internet sector in China, providing technology and information consulting services and support to China's rapidly expanding information technolgy sector, establishing a world class Chinese site for all Chinese, as well as tapping the IT publication market. It has three websites, with Chinabyte.com focusing on advanced users, Yesky.com focusing on public users, while Cseek providing leading Chinese search engine services.

Number of Employees: 80 In Operation Since: 1995

[AVNevis]

What to do about China

Arm Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan with advanced weapons. Not only does this take care of China, but also North Korea.

[Kelly_2000]

"As the Chinese build their military and technology, it is imperative that the U.S. develop systems and procedures for 1. Protecting our satellites 2. Disrupting or destroy enemy satellites"

Concerning the point 2 above, the USA already has that capability a decade ago. As for protecting satellites apparently an air to air missile is capable of hitting them in low orbit, but they can also be diverted to avoid killer satellites with anti-sattelite technology onboard.

So it seems that having an opinion that command and control technology must be protected is somewhat obvious but naive. There is NO way to completely protect that infrastructure 100% during a large protracted world war.It will be the strategic objectives of both sides of the conflict to damage that infrastructure as much as possible. hence the Chinese have wisely opted out of US GPS and developed their own as they would be vulnerable if they had a dependency during a conflict on the enemies GPS technology.

By scaling down the type of military that the US has to fight anti-insurgency and small actions with a better quality and better equipped Army, Navy and Air force, the USA is making a smart decision based on it's threat analysis on what is comming in the future.

Long term strategic planning for a war with another superpower with technology able to minimise and make more efficient the allocation of military assets has resulted in cut backs on heavy theatre technologies that are less mobile or robust or take too long to deploy. Investment and development of technologies that coordinate theatre assets give overview to tactical commanders and simultaneous intelligence to battlefield strategists is what will win future conflicts. that an the ability to eliminate larger opposing forces with smaller better equipped and better trained opposing force. the US is downsizing not because of budget constraints but because it is getting smarter.