[Walkingfeather]

um why is this not an act of war?

[zarf]

um why is this not an act of war?

Because.

[50sDad]

Because all our cheap plastic crap comes from there, and we don't want to p!$$ them off.

[jpl]

Come on now. They haven't actually shot down one of satellites yet. These are tests and wargames, things that we do all the time as well.

[looscnnn]

Because officials don't want to piss off or hurt big business. That or they are too stupid to see what is going on, or could it be that they are too afraid of China?

[HawaiianGecko]

um why is this not an act of war?

Because it reads: China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites.

Rather than: China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons at American spy satellites.

 

[mysterio]

um why is this not an act of war?

Because they own our debt and make cheap stuff for us to buy? That's my guess.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

um why is this not an act of war?

Because the story's not true?

[jpsb]

The Chicom pretty much own our economy these days, there is nothing we can do as long as we need them to keep us afloat.

Keep shopping at Wal-mart folks.