Chinese Threat

[CWJones411]

Just to add onto previous threads about China's military buildup, here's an interesting article from the Weekly Standard:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/209nqlkk.asp

 

[raptor10]

Heres another from the New York Times - Lost at Sea

 

[eddie]

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing more of these flying.

And before anyone references Article IX, I'd say it has been about as as "effective" on these guys as that 1922 Naval Conference was.

 

[FlyinSpy]

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing more of these flying.

And before anyone references Article IX, I'd say it has been about as as "effective" on these guys as that 1922 Naval Conference was.

+1 rep for citing obscure naval treaty in current events discussion!

 

[Jeep_Shark]

what this issue says to me is that aside from an increase in desire by Congress and the public for a robust and intimidating Navy, it will be up to the Naval Aviators to help make up the difference between our lagging ship numbers and the enemies growth (if the worst case scenario ever comes to fruition). Much like the case in WWII.

 

[Random8145]

I don't think China is going to become a Cold War-style Naval threat, I mean the U.S. is one of their biggest (or the biggest) customer of theirs and they may become one of our biggest customers in the near future.

Although the Navy doesn't need to be made too small I hope, IMO the Army and Marine Corps are the ones that need more funding. They are the ones doing most of the fightin in Iraq right now, yet they are receiving the smallest portion of the military's funding.

 

[xj220]

I'm sure the Air Force could give more than half their funding up and still get by.

 

[BigIron]

... they are receiving the smallest portion of the military's funding.

Do you have some reference for this? I'd be curious to look at this info if you have it.

 

[CWJones411]

You're right- the Army and Marines need it the most right now. However, I don't think China is investing in this kind of military so they can maintain their status as the Walmart of the world.

 

[Random8145]

http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2008/ - if you go here, and look at the Army's '08 budget, it is smaller than the Navy's.

CW, I just think they're investing it to be able to secure their resource routes.

 

[Flash]

http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2008/ - if you go here, and look at the Army's '08 budget, it is smaller than the Navy's.

CW, I just think they're investing it to be able to secure their resource routes.

I believe he was talking about China's budget.......

 

[eddie]

I don't think China is going to become a Cold War-style Naval threat,

Nor do I, at least not in the true blue-water power-projecting sense.

BUT

I mean the U.S. is one of their biggest (or the biggest) customer of theirs and they may become one of our biggest customers in the near future.

I have to ask if you know what the "last straw" was that motivated THIS:

It was a scrap iron embargo placed by Roosevelt in late 1940 that "forced" the Empire to "procure" raw materials from European-colonial South East Asia. Japan went to war (short, simple version, I know) because of trade dependence.

A high volume of trade can make war complicated or difficult, but I would NEVER rule it out on such a basis.

 

[Rasczak]

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[The Stoic]

What? That say's "I study Chinese"

 

[Rasczak]

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