[Don Joe]

"A coalition of China and Russia would eliminate America in an hour.1 HOUR."

Yeah, but that's one hour from never. Russia desperately needs the US around to keep China in check. China has designs on Russia's land mass, and Russia knows it. Russia's population is shrinking, China's is bulging at the seams.

If they took out the US, the very next thing to happen would be a Chinese invasion of Russia, and there wouldn't be a whole lot Russia could do about it.

[chilepepper]

Exactly right IMHO. Russia has a very serious population problem (highly negative growth rate) and the Chinese will pour over their borders in a way that will make our own border problems look like nothing.

If Russia were to join up w/ China, it would be a dance where the they follow, not one where they lead...