Friday, December 13, 2013

They smell weakness - today's edition

China makes good on its assertion that we're entering a post-American world by trying to force a US warship to stop in international waters.

3 comments:

  1. Blow them friggin slant-eyed bastards out of the water, that'll show em who rules. So what is weak about not obeying the chink command? Fuck em and keep on sailin'...

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  2. Dunno about you but I recall being quite chilled by their militaristic display at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics, fearing that nothing can (easily) stop the shape of things to come. This was at the tail end of the Cheney-Bush administration and of an 8 year preparation period preceding the "display." It might have been cool for the Chicoms, but it sure chilled me. It is not American weakness so much as it is Chinese hubris. Don't you have to admit that we have exploited them for decades? They want some of our rip roarin'' prosperity, can you blame them?

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  3. Of course, the big question is how much longer big US firms like Apple, Nike and Cummins are going to ignore the overarching geostrategy of this trading partner of which they're so enamored.

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