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To: ahhaha who wrote (1985)	4/13/2001 1:15:56 AM
From: Ahda	Respond to of 24758

We have spy satellites covering the entire surface of the earth. That plane can't improve on the satellites, but it can monitor the third dimension better.

To: ahhaha who wrote (1985)	4/13/2001 1:41:36 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24758

Hi ahhaha; Re: "the rest of Asia would be free to romp. Pakistan vs India, Iraq vs anyone available, Indonesia attacking Malaysia, Australia annexing the Sudeten New Zealand, you got a Third World War. Maybe it will all be started over Quemoy and Matsu." LOL!!! Be serious! Sure there are more ways that the world could dissolve into anarchy than we can easily imagine, but that doesn't make the goal of forever possessing overwhelming conventional military force a mirage. Eventually most of the rest of the world will catch up with the US in terms of economic, political and military power, and we should now be preparing the world for that eventuality. It's not possible for us to force the rest of the world to have regimes that we are happy with. Hey, I was all for using the CIA to flip a few undeveloped nations back onto our side during the cold war, but this is peace, and we don't have those options. Instead, we need to scrupulously treat other nations the same way that we wish them to treat us. At the same time, we need to help the small nations avoid being bullied by the bigger ones. (Prevent Australia, for instance, from ripping the odd islands off of New Zealand.) -- Carl

To: ahhaha who wrote (1985)	4/13/2001 1:53:57 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24758

Yes, But who won, in China? Much of the incident had nothing to do with USA, except incidentally, as a means. The place isn't monolithic but it's damn hard to see into. Did their corrupt military, who couldn't run an invasion of Taiwan anymore than I could, win this round? Or did they step in something? The folk there might be China firsters but they're not all singing from the same book. I agree that lots of intelligence about China is needed. The place is too mysterious. Who's in charge of what? Have to determine their intentions by collecting military intelligence. What they do indicates intention. Nothing else is reliable. Their claim on Taiwan is ludicrous, historically and logically. The colonization of Tibet is irrational (what benefit?) and disgusting in result. To the degree they appear irrational, we can't trust them. Have to keep snooping. Frankw