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To: RealMuLan who wrote (25272)8/12/2003 2:58:06 PM
From: lurqer  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 89467
 
China would not go into an arm race with the US

Suspect your background differs from mine. Hence, my interest in your views. What do you think the Chinese military's reaction is to

Mandarin and Arabic were selected based on immediate and intermediate needs.

From

darpa.mil

I have assumed that since Arabic is obviously an immediate need, that Mandarin is intermediate. The above sentence is consistent with a, shall we say, less than enthusiastic view of China by the neo-cons.

lewrockwell.com

lurqer



To: RealMuLan who wrote (25272)8/12/2003 7:13:46 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 89467
 
five years ago, would you have thought ???

- terrorism hits Saudi Arabia
- US federal deficits would skyrocket, and interest rates would hit rock bottom
- US Forces occupy Iraq
- US abrogates NATO treaty
- US asks and gets help from CHina to quiet NKorea
- real estate takes off during a recession

expect the unexpected, my man
you will live longer
you will hang onto your money longer
/ jim