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2014-02-02 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinas Deceptively Weak (and Dangerous) Military

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 One problem in a society where families have but one child each is the difficulty convincing the mothers that they should send their son off to war.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-02-02 10:54|| 2014-02-02 10:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Especially when there is no social security save the son's earnings.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2014-02-02 13:09|| 2014-02-02 13:09|| Front Page Top

#3 I refer to them as a paper dragon. "Abraham Lincoln once observed that if he had six hours to chop down a tree he would spend the first four hours sharpening his axe." The political party wants show time. The military are far more realistic. The politician's will run the show however as they try to do here. Major disconnect. Their military have studied all others well. I am impressed with them. Politicians it seems in any country are self absorbed. That is what I see in Russia today. The top members know how to keep power and wealth. They are in it for the long term. The wealthy in China leave. The Russian wealthy stay. Both Russia and China are having an economic downturn. I see Russia in better shape to turn things around. China continues to spend so much and must maintain what they have. Growth has been far too fast. In my opinion they are overextended.

Posted by Dale 2014-02-02 17:21|| 2014-02-02 17:21|| Front Page Top

#4 The time for China to secure bona fide strategic access for the PLA from the "First Island Chain" into WESTPAC + SOPAC, etc. is NOW, not later [> = Year 2018] after US Allies in East Asia go Nukulaar + US-led GMD-TMD, Space Strike + Space Defense, is permanently established in same.
IOW, CHINA HAS THRU THE END OF POTUS BAMMER'S SECOND TERM - notsomuch 2014- Jan. 2017 as much as 2014 - Summer-NLT-Fall? 2016 window.

As said times before, as a rule the longer China waits, the harder it will be to achieve its ambitions.

All things equal, once again it ultimately comes down to China accomplishing its perceived "post-US", future World #1 "Manifest Destiny" before its too late, or in the altern giving up or delaying same until sometime in the future, i.e. Year 2050-2100 or other. THERE IS NO SIGN THAT CHINA IS WILLING TO GIVE UP OR AMEND ITS AGENDA, + WHILE THERE IS EVERY SIGN IT IS PREPARING FOR MIL CONFLICT IN EAST ASIA.

The PLA = PLAA/Ground-Conventional Forces will have two main advantages ...
> Massive Airborne-led/centric conventional forces strike include SPECOPS.
> MINDSET = SUFFERANCE OF PROHIBITIVE COMBAT CASUALTIES IS NOT AN IMPORTANT PLANNING FACTOR RELATIVE TO VICTORY OR TACTICAL SUCCESS.
> CHINA WILL FIGHT IRREGARDLESS OF ANY INITIAL OPERATIONAL DEFECT ANDOR MILTECH SUPERIORITY OF ITS ENEMY.

China will have the Bodies = Cannon Fodder to lose, while its US-Allied enemy won't have enough Bullets + will have the Red-line avoiding
"weakest/worst POTUS in US history", anti-American Amerikan POTUS occupying the WH as de facto Commander-in-Chief, aka the US Leader most in charge of America's military response, or conversely most responsible for lack of same.

IMO given the above the only real reason for Rising China to NOT wage war now is iff IT BEIEVES OR KNOWS THAT THE BAMMER'S SUCCESSOR AFTER JAN 2017 WILL BE ANOTHER ANTI-AMERICAN AMERIKAN GLOBALIST MORE WEAKER OR WAFFLING = "RED-LINE" BUSTING THAN THE BAMMER, ALBEIT PCORRECT???

IOW, CHINA [Iran?] MAY NOT HAVE TO FIGHT ANY MAJOR WAR AGZ THE US BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY WON EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST SHOT WAS EVEN FIRED, ALA ANTI-US OWG-NWO GLOBALISM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-02-02 19:42|| 2014-02-02 19:42|| Front Page Top

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