tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3267106625983499149..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: A Few Good MenThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-86067753290967185372011-11-16T11:15:29.463-08:002011-11-16T11:15:29.463-08:00I think China is beginning to grasp that its great...I think China is beginning to grasp that its greatest weapon against the US is financial. China's debt rating agency dropped America's ratings first which had a ripple effect through Standard & Poors. China is about to downgrade US debt again.<br /><br />China is pursuing other means to retaliate. Pakistan is one. China is moving to acquire a permanent military presence in Pakistan, possibly a counter-containment containment move against India. Watch for China to also get a tangible "sphere of influence" presence in the Middle East. Watch for China and Russia to wrestle control of the Caspian Basin oil and gas reserves which has always been Washington's raison d'etre for being in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Wheels within wheels within wheels.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-9366926526524336802011-11-16T10:20:34.501-08:002011-11-16T10:20:34.501-08:00Idiots. They have nukes. When someone has nothing ...Idiots. They have nukes. When someone has nothing left to lose, they lose it. You don't want people to lose it with nukes.<br /><br />Sure, states try to grab a bit more than they deserve: it even happens between Canadian provinces. But laying claim to China's ENTIRE coastline, and talking up American support based in Australia? China has Russia to talk it down from military action, but there is nobody to convince the Americans and their allies to not run headlong into war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com