[harpseal]

FreepForever

Thank you for an exellent well reasoned essay. The people's Republic of China is a patient and implacable enemy. That Jiang is reveling in the destruction of September 11, 2001 should tell us all we really need to know about how friendly this nation is to the USA. China has major port facilities through Hutchinson Whapoa in the Carribean, at the Panama Canal and on the West Coast of the USA. China has all the nuclear technology they need to supply Al qaeda with a couple of nukes that would devastate the USA without any trail back to China.

China is an expansionist power and when they see the USA preoccupied in the middle East there will be little to hold them back.

Those who think the current phase of this war will be it are whistling past the graveyard.

Things can get real nasty really quick.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[FreepForever]

Thanks for your reply.

The most horrible after-effect of the Sept 11 attack is that Bin Laden has proved that a direct attack on U.S. soil is NOT THAT UNTHINKABLE. A year ago, the PLA may think that their so called "Asymmetrical War" is just a day dream. But now, would they give their craziest plan another serious look?

But, on the lighter side, China's top priority is to build its economic power to rival the U.S. in the shortest timespan. Their next move will be aggression and bully around Asia. If the U.S. dares to intervene, China will stand firm and threaten a direct military confrontation with America. However, I don't see this will happen before 2008, when the Olympic is held in Beijing (unless something very unusual crops up). Let me know what you think.

[Dukie]

Good morning 'seal and thnks for forwarding this most well thought out post. I heard a most troubling piece on the news that concern over the stability of Pakistan and the security of its estimated two dozen nuclear weapons has prompted some thought of temporarily moving them to nearby China for safe custody.

FreepForever - if you've not seen the post on a new novel concerning PRC geopolitical strategy go to Breath of Fire