PACIFIC POWER PLAY

New York Post ^ | 19 MARCH 2007 | PETER BROOKES

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PACIFIC POWER PLAY

By PETER BROOKES

March 19, 2007 -- RECENT military news out of China includes double trouble. First, Beijing an nounced a jaw-dropping 18 percent jump in its defense budget - 5 percentage points more than last year's alarming rise -at the yearly meeting of the National People's Congress.

On top of that came news from an unidentified Chinese admiral via a Hong Kong newspaper that China is pretty far along in aircraft-carrier R&D - and could have one in the water by 2010.

This isn't good news.

The existence of a Chinese "flattop" program has long been rumored. Sure, some military experts scoff at the idea - often pointing out that carriers don't fit with China's military doctrine of "asymmetry."

That is, China's military buildup has focused on developing capabilities that are best suited to take advantage of an opponent's weaknesses - rather than one of trying to counter its obvious strengths.

[Enterprise]

"On top of that came news from an unidentified Chinese admiral via a Hong Kong newspaper that China is pretty far along in aircraft-carrier R&D - and could have one in the water by 2010."

I've heard that this was a Magic Chinese Admiral.

[pissant]

And only ONE candidate takes the chicoms seriously. Duncan Hunter

[mgstarr]

Is it possible to have a substantive discussion anymore without trying to tout your candidate?

[Enterprise]

Mgstarr, can you inform us how your candidate views the chicoms?

[pissant]

We can have a serious discussion. Hunter is dead serious about this.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803529/posts

As am I. I buy nothing from the commies. Wish more people did the same.

[pissant]

No, cause nobody else has mentioned it.

[pissant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28q0qxsrX6E

[wildcatf4f3]

well this was inevitable...we'll just have to adapt

[Ronin]

This thread needs your links

[Enterprise]

Oh, those loveable pesky Chicoms. Remember this?

"Tuesday May 25, 12:02 AM
Chi-com Clinton Donor Behind Threat to Nuke L.A."

(By now, Hillary is probably thinking of telling Hollywood that they better damned well stop Obamamania or else she will have a talk with her Chinese friends.)

Clinton's Chinese nukie buddies

[pissant]

Oh the Clintons are in the chicoms pocket. Mercifully, no GOPer that I'm aware of is. They just don't like to grab the bull by the balls like Hunter does.

[Enterprise]

I hope the same. And I hope that any GOPer DOES NOT FORGET the prior threat by the Chinese!

[pissant]

Well, they'll all be forced to address it with Hunter in the room. He's not going away.

[philetus]

Well, they'll all be forced to address it with Hunter in the room. He's not going away."

At least not willingly.

[pissant]

Or unwillingly. He's committed and when he announced, it was not to announce that he would announce on some announcement date.

[Bozworth]

China is pretty far along in aircraft-carrier R&D - and could have one in the water by 2010. This isn't good news. Pffft...ONE carrier in the water by 2010? And it's their first one. The chinese build crap as far as military hardware goes, their stuff is a cheap rip-off of junk that doesn't work well anyway. (russian) Any naval or air confrontation in that neighborhood will result in the Chinese getting their ass handed to them. Wake me up in 20 years when they've got a viable, proven carrier group.

[KoRn]

"and could have one in the water by 2010"

...And if we so desired, we could have it under the water in just a fraction of the time it took for them to build the thing.

[o_zarkman44]

Our trade with Red Commie China allows them to increase their military spending. We are enabling a billion person enemy to expand, intimidate, and conquor.

And some politicians think trade with red commmie China is good for America? We are being sold out folks.

[philetus]

He could be a real threat to the Dems and that is dangerous.