[_Jim]

I wouldn't say that, remember we are talking about

IF ALL you've got to go by are 'scare pieces' like as posted at the beginning of this thread THEN I can see why you'd say that.

I'M NOT going simply by these essential-detail lacking 'scare pieces' so I of course I have a different view *and* opinion fo the situation ...

[RockyMtnMan]

You trust the Chinese to come clean on the real numbers? When has China been so forthcoming, hell, they wouldn't even give back our "spy plane" after they crashed into it.