[ReveBM]

Let China have all of the Muslims in Central Asia AND all the natural resources there and it wouldn't hurt the future of the United States. Let the Russian nationalists worry about what happens to Siberia.

China taking over the Moon or Mars before we get there, NOW that's something I worry about. China should wait until we build the first moon colony, then let us open the first Wal-Mart in space so they can sell their crap there; saves them the $$$.

[cicero's_son]

Let China have all of the Muslims in Central Asia AND all the natural resources there and it wouldn't hurt the future of the United States. Let the Russian nationalists worry about what happens to Siberia.

I disagree, if only on the grounds that Central Asia is a halfway house on the way to the Middle East.

China is even now trying to step up its influence in the Gulf region.