Okay, here you go:
Posted on 06/26/2005 12:29:08 PM PDT by Halgr
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China is building its military forces faster than U.S. intelligence and military analysts expected, prompting fears that Beijing will attack Taiwan in the next two years, according to Pentagon officials. U.S. defense and intelligence officials say all the signs point in one troubling direction: Beijing then will be forced to go to war with the United States, which has vowed to defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack. China's military buildup includes an array of new high-technology weapons, such as warships, submarines, missiles and a maneuverable warhead designed to defeat U.S. missile defenses. Recent intelligence reports also show that China has stepped up military exercises involving amphibious assaults, viewed as another sign that it is preparing for an attack on Taiwan. "There's a growing consensus that at some point in the mid-to-late '90s, there was a fundamental shift in the sophistication, breadth and re-sorting of Chinese defense planning," said Richard Lawless, a senior China-policy maker in the Pentagon. "And what we're seeing now is a manifestation of that change in the number of new systems that are being deployed, the sophistication of those systems and the interoperability of the systems." China's economy has been growing at a rate of at least 10 percent for each of the past 10 years, providing the country's military with the needed funds for modernization. The combination of a vibrant centralized economy, growing military and increasingly fervent nationalism has transformed China into what many defense officials view as a fascist state.
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Energy supply a factor For China, Taiwan is not the only issue behind the buildup of military forces. Beijing also is facing a major energy shortage that, according to one Pentagon study, could lead it to use military force to seize territory with oil and gas resources.
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45001
"FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN"
"China activates
bomb shelters
Intelligence sources suspect reopening
to public is part of strategic deception"
Posted: June 28, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
"If the Chinese attack Taiwan during a democratic presidency, look for this country to go crying to the U.N. like a child running to its Momma after getting stung by a bee."
I'm curious what you think Bush would do if it happened in the next couple of years. Our military is already strained. If we bomb, they bomb back, maybe throw a few nukes. Their country has more than a billion people. Despite our current military superiority, do you honestly think we could prevail in a war against China, particularly if it's being fought over there?
I hate to be a pessimist, but I think the more China accepts capitalism (but not democracy), the bigger threat they are to us.
Okay, here you go:
I think the analysts have fingered this pretext accurately. This is precisely how the Chinese proceed. Very deceptively. And setting us up for a surprise. Advancing, Semi-Plausible cover stories. Some are not so plausible. Sort of like the Soviet-era aircraft carrier turned into an "amusement park." LOL!
I conclude that you are a discrediting operation.
I agree with your post except for the part about "a surprise."
OPINION-SPECULATION: China has deliberately and carefully remained/still remains faithful to its agenda; therefore, we should never be surprised as to what China does now and will do in the future.
and Maytag, and Unocal are courting the idea of becoming a chinese company?????
Where are our brains, down the drain?
Well, not to us, obviously.
But to the folks like Colin Powell...if he is to be taken at his word.
He is in for the shock of his life.
I agree.
"I conclude that you are a discrediting operation."
Your conclusion is incorrect. And you are self-discrediting.
Yep!
You write only refutations and ad hominem attacks. I've gone through your posting history. Perhaps, the word troll would be a bit strong, but crumudgeon or sh#$ disturber is probably about right. There's one in every crowd. You probably sat in the back of the classroom as a child.
"All the financial houses, the equity market, the commodities crowd, the Secretary of the Treasury, world financial leaders, central bankers (etc) that I know of are in agreement on a 10% plus figure."
And they were all in agreement on the relative growth rates of Enron, Global Crossing, MCI/Worldcom, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
I actually remember the lesson of Enron because I wound up losing about $17K on my investment. Should've sold at the peak; instead, I believed all the "smart money" you've cited.
==I actually remember the lesson of Enron because I wound up losing about $17K on my investment. Should've sold at the peak; instead, I believed all the "smart money" you've cited.
The commodities (especially the gold) crowd and the equities crowd are diametrically opposed to each other. Yet both sides have come to the same conclusion...namely, that Red China has the fasted growing (10%+) economy in the world. What sources prove that both (opposing) sides of the market are incorrect?
BTW, the gold crowd called Enron long before it went belly up.
"The commodities (especially the gold) crowd and the equities crowd are diametrically opposed to each other. Yet both sides have come to the same conclusion...namely, that Red China has the fasted growing (10%+) economy in the world. What sources prove that both (opposing) sides of the market are incorrect?"
What sources prove them both correct in the first place?
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