Boy, looking at this toon, you would think China has a military budget over 4 times larger than ours, not the other way around.We shouldn’t be oblivious to China’s plans to build up it’s ability to project power in the west Pacific, but the warmongers are hyping the threat & exaggerating the scale of China’s actual power.
China’s territorial claims are largely driven by the need to secure natural resources to ensure it’s growth. Our best deterrent is to remind all parties that a peaceful resolution to disputes is a lot cheaper than war.
“China has more people in the military and militia (national guard) then the entire population of the United States.”That is complete fiction. China has actually drastically shrunk it’s standing army in recent years, but they are equipping them as an actual modern fighting force. China is hugely dependent on trade with the U.S. as well as it’s neighbors. They have a lot more to lose in the event of a war on their doorstep than we do.
TheFinalSolution over 8 years ago
Either that or W’s.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
Boy, looking at this toon, you would think China has a military budget over 4 times larger than ours, not the other way around.We shouldn’t be oblivious to China’s plans to build up it’s ability to project power in the west Pacific, but the warmongers are hyping the threat & exaggerating the scale of China’s actual power.
China’s territorial claims are largely driven by the need to secure natural resources to ensure it’s growth. Our best deterrent is to remind all parties that a peaceful resolution to disputes is a lot cheaper than war.
louieglutz over 8 years ago
had them on the run, then truman fired macarthur…
oneoldhat over 8 years ago
china and isis are just filling a leadership vacuum left by the west
oneoldhat over 8 years ago
radish you sound like those that were upset with isis knocking off heads of statues but not people
oneoldhat over 8 years ago
just low [ radish comments]
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
“China has more people in the military and militia (national guard) then the entire population of the United States.”That is complete fiction. China has actually drastically shrunk it’s standing army in recent years, but they are equipping them as an actual modern fighting force. China is hugely dependent on trade with the U.S. as well as it’s neighbors. They have a lot more to lose in the event of a war on their doorstep than we do.