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We are looking at modern warfare – it includes a whole myriad of variables viewed from a holistic vantage. It is not based on numbers . The USSR was the 2nd largest nuclear + conventional superpower in the 20th century . It was "defeated" without a single shot . Yeah, some Navy has 11...

Size is irrelevant to a large extent , it is How /What is done that is more important . One could invariably do a comparision between : India vs Hong Kong , India vs Singapore , OR India vs Taiwan. . All the latter countries are far far smaller than India and with ZERO natural resources...

To recap , According to Credit Suisse Report 2013 : Africa Wealth per adult is USD$4929 vs Indian wealth per adult is USD$4706 China is obviously in a different league at wealth per adult is USD$22,230 Well done for Africa. They have already surpassed India .:yahoo: PS- Any...

+1 I am also waiting to see that great Indian Palace of that RAAF guy who studies in a great University that is a billionaire in his 20s :)

Why would the PLA engage in a physical war in Iraq ? They have heaps of other option(s) , given China considerable financial resources available . Just Buy Iraq out (directly or indirectly) ,e.g set up State owned Joint ventures entities with Iraq and reap the rewards OR Have a...

hmm...interesting reading . Thanks for this. So at least the USN has some experience against this threat , while the PLAN does not have . I wonder who will be the 1st opponent to test the PLAN out ? Perhaps Phillipines ?

One could ask the same : 1) What kind of experience does the USN have regarding air defence against multiple cruise missles ? 2) What kind of experience does the USN have regarding air defence against multiple ASBM missles ? 3) What sort of experience does the USN have regarding...

This is incorrect . The highest number of migrants to the USA are the Mexicans & the Filipinos Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008 - Pew Research Center China is now a big boy . I don't think China should or would use its naval might to threathen the Nodic countries.. Surely...

I think the USA wants a stable Afghanistan , which is good for that region. Also I see more positive observations & comments made by several of their Senators, congressman etc recently ..so hopefully the USA as a nation can control their over-spending and improve the lives of ordinary...

Live in a 3rd world country. Great Idea . But which city ? So many to choose from... Los Angeles , Detroit , Vallejo ? Robert Herbold: China vs. America: Which Is the Developing Country? - WSJ.com http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06Muni-t.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss...

This is absolutely INCORRECT . China's ACTUAL holding of US Treasuries as of Nov 2011 is just slightly more than 1.134 Trillion , or about 30% of their total reserves. (According to US Treasury data ) This is a relatively small amount...

=================== Real Strengths ? Huh ? Definitely 15 to 20 years ago, Maybe 5 to 10 years ago , but Certainly Not today . Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. The world is changing...fast . The reality as we approach 2012 : 1) According to the US...

Steve Jobs: "Good artists copy, But great artists steal ! " Steve Jobs: Good artists copy great artists steal - YouTube

According to the US Census Bureau ,today , 1 in 2 persons in America is already living at Poverty or Near Poverty levels . That is a whopping 50% of the American population living a life of shambles , starvation , and utter desperation . A revolution in the making in USA ? Possibly a...

You must be on some serious pills . A whopping 45% of Aussies want the yanks out of Australia , while 59% wants to terminate the alliance with the Yanks in Afghanistan. Enough is enough they say.... 2011 Lowy Institute Poll

Then the BBC must be lying , how dare they ...LOL ...:bounce: But no worries , soon USA may well surpass India in the poverty level , with nearly 40% of the Yanks living at poverty levels now . BBC News - 'More poor' in India than Africa 13 July 2010 Last updated at 05:18 GMT...

If the USA were to repay all its debt (e.g US$1 Trillion) to China , and assuming SAFE (the institution, not adjective) adds the same amount to its global reserves , China will hold about $5 Trillion . The pressure for the CNY to appreciate will be overwhelming , and is likely to indeed...

You must be on "joking" ..EC101 seems to be off. If the USA were to actually repay the $1 Trillion dollars debt to China , all China needs to do is to allow its CNY to appreciate ; lets assume they allow it to appreciate by 500% . Overnight , the price of imported goods in China becomes...

Sure . They spend the most based on borrowed money . Once they have no financing , they are bankrupt . Would you sell products to a bankrupt entity forever ?? Sure . Google , Microsft , Lockheed etc hires thousands of talented and intelligent individuals. Heard of mobility of labour ...

The Argentina today , is a far cry from theArgentina in the 90s. It is akin to comparing apples to ...rotten apples. Zimbabwe defaulted on their currency obligation and experienced runnaway inflation . Zimbabwe is also still around. China's Total reserves is US$3.xx Trillion , Euro$4.xx...