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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (207604)	6/19/2009 6:12:08 PM
From: Fiscally Conservative	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

China is not the number one Super Power. We are. We might not remain that way for long if we continued down the path of financial ruin. China's GDP is a fraction of our own. Our weapons systems are far superior. They have a larger standing Army but that does not matter. War today will be fought on a technological front. We win in that department. Don't spend what you don't have. Although the American way is to beg,borrow and steal,we must face up to the fact that we can ill afford that kind of life style. Save your money and pay down debt.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (207604)	6/19/2009 6:20:27 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Given how many resources this country is using just to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is no chance that the US could win a conventional war against China. The people who think we still have a great military have been living in fantasyland since Shrub declared "mission accomplished" on the aircraft carrier. Our military is pretty good but in a war against an intelligent and creative foe many of the technological advantages are nullified. Our military leaders typically assume that the enemy is dumb enough to fight on our terms. Just think what would be happening if Iranians and the Afghans actually had some technology and manufacturing capability of their own, or if the country's forces could effectively counterstrike when attacked. Iran's ability to strike the US fleet at Bahrain is a good example.