Quote: PJP said: It would be WWIII....even France would send us some divisions so they could quickly surrender to the Chinese.
Rack!
But, seriously, China will invade someone. Soon. They are biding their time. Do they fear us? Absolutely. Because they aren't sure how we would react to their first move. They don't know if we will give them time with diplomacy, or if we will go straight to war. When they make their move, it will be because they don't care. Because they will be ready for us.
Why will they make the move? Resources. They need them. Looking at the big picture, and putting my own biases aside, I understand exactly why Bush is trying to stabilize the Mideast. Because it is all about the oil.
China wants to be left alone in it's own, self-sufficient corner of the world. Okay, so it wants a very large corner, but it wants to be left alone. Thing is, it will need to subjugate other nations to create this little corner. In contrast, the US does need the same thing, but it goes about it a little differently. The US tries to create stable governments where people can live in freedom, and where the US can purchase what it needs. I know this is a very simplistic break down of what's going on, but sometimes things are just that...simple.
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