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Edited on Sat Aug-18-07 01:14 PM by EnricoFermi
That is what this is about. They are flexing their muscle as we flex ours against Iran. You can bet that both of those two countries would align themselves to oppose the United States, should we be stupid or insane enough to do so.
Yes, China wants Taiwan, and they will get it, most likely peacefully when the time comes. However, their concern is preventing U.S. control of Iran and that region in general. It is absolutely vital to their growth and they will not let us have it. Russia is coming off from being looted by European and American interests and China is having its own industrial revolution. Control over Central Asia is why we see China, Russia, and others, participating in war games. They are sending us a clear signal that this isn't going to just be like Iraq. This is a fight for the remaining sources of energy.
The U.S. response of a lack of concern is just more idiotic posturing, the same that we see in all militaristic countries. They are very worried but refuse to show fear, in an act of defiance. Ask anyone in the NSA and you'll find that they are VERY concerned about Russia. Look who they are hiring in the CIA and NSA, Russian and Chinese speaking Americans. Yes, they are also fighting a war on terror, but there is a hidden battle underneath all of this.
We've returned to the Cold War, like it or not.
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