10-24-2017, 05:00 AM
(10-23-2017, 08:15 AM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:(10-22-2017, 11:11 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > Meanwhile, we now know the timetable for China's alleged global
> domination. They hope for a "world class military" by - get this
> - 2050:
> http://us11.campaign-archive.com/?e=6b67...7bd314bd5c
> That will be of equal importance to "eliminating poverty" by
> 2020. By the time the crisis war rolls around, China might have
> eliminated poverty, but their military will still be roughly equal
> to that of France.
Yeah, generational crisis wars always stick to a timetable
defined by politicians, don't they.
Xi's remarks about "world class military" by 2050, which as usual are
being taken seriously by the credulous, fawning left-wing press of
which Thomas Friedman is one of the chief idiots, were necessary,
because any claims to a world class military today would be mocked by
many young Chinese, and would raise huge alarms around Asia and in the
United States. Xi said what he had to say -- fake news.
I think you're getting your Friedmans confused. This is George Friedman, not Thomas, and he's anything but left wing.
Crisis wars have their own timetable. That timetable is different from politicians' timetables. Surely you don't claim that the politicians are always prepared for the crises?
The fact is, Xi's military is now comparable to - slightly weaker than - France's. His timetable is realistic; it takes a very long time to build up a navy, and he has a long way to go. The relevant issue about the timetable is that it means he will be nowhere near prepared for the crisis war; he might have a military stronger than France's by then, but it won't be much stronger.
You also seem to be blind to developments in actual first world nations other than the US. For example, Abe is pushing to amend Japan's constitution to permit an offensive military again. Europe won't be immune to the war either. Surely you know these things.
