Ha ha ha, that's funny.
You US guys are so obsessed with military potential, everyone is willing
to invade you :)
And, to the pseudo-fascist guy who wrote in the first place, remember
this is not an US-only list discussing mortgages in Pennsylvannia, it's
an international list that deals with Tomcat usage. Please show your
narrow-mindedness someplace else.
To the rest of you, sorry for this rant :)
Un saludo,
Alex.
David Patton wrote:
>
> Rick:
>
> Not sure who you are, or how yu got my email address, or why you sent me
> this, but frankly I think what you are proposing is incredibly stupid and
> shortsighted. Do you realize that approximately 60% or so of the goods sold
> in this country are made in China. Not to mention that China is the largest
> holder of US Treasury Bonds. What does this mean? It means we are
> economically interdependent on CHina and that waging any sort of economic
> warfare such as a boycott of theoir goods, will only hurt the United States
> in the long run. As for our trade deficit with China, I submit that is due
> primarily to our own economic policy blunders. As for the other points:
> Who cares if Russia is selling equipment to China, Those torpedos (Aircraft
> Carrier Killers) which you so alarmingly called attention to have been
> around for years. They are wake homing torpedoes, and you are right we have
> no defense against them. BUt we have the same thing. Lets also not forget
> that having a torpedo doesnt do much good if you cant get close enough to
> launch it, and Chinese submarines are noisy and easy to track. Yes Chinese
> military doctrine calls for a military confrontation with the US within 20
> to 30 years. So what? At least we know about it. If I were you I would be
> more concerned with an internal revolution inside China destabilizing the
> government, and causing a civil war. That is more of a threat than China
> itself. So in short what I am trying to say is please do not bother me with
> alarmist uninformed right wing rhetoric. Thank you and have a nice day.
>
