US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says

[VCheng]

Of course it is. Mine is based on facts and events and yours is just your inherited or told belief that democracy is the best. Little do you know or could you comprehend 'democracy' cannot be just election democracy. The post-election 'nothing matters other than my and my sponsors' interest' matter attitude actually undermines democracy. But that's exactly how American democracy works. In order to win a politician needs to gather supports from sponsors that eventually he/she needs to pay back. Without the supports the politician cannot win. It's a selection based on 'popularity' -- just like the high school prom queen election. Looks, talks, brags, and quid pro quo. That's the reality, the truth that many good 'dogs' cannot conceive.

In a simplified world where there's no giant conglomerates and special interest groups like the USA 200 years ago, democracy is ideal or close to ideal. But in today's world where wealth from stocks, shareholders' interests, and other special interests dominate, democracy is but an empty shell.

The hope of democracy lies on laws that prevent any donations to election from any individuals and organizations. But could Congress ever pass such laws and signed by the President? Not likely.

All that ranting and STILL you cannot come up with an example of a system that works better. I think we are done here, as everyone can see already.

 

[925boy]

In case you are really this stupid to understand.

thanks for the insult, luckily i am smart enough to know when you sneakily CHANGE THE TOPIC from what i initially said- we are talking about US ability to blockade Iran, and i am telling you US cant effectively do that, but since you dont want to admit that, you try to smoothly avoid my point a distraction - a herring- in this case (you even quoted it below), talking about how Iran is a trading hub.

My reply is "Was Iran a trading hub in the world" No, it's a backward country that still rely on 1970s tech. So you tell me if US blockade work or not??

thsi is besides the point - my point is that US cant effectively blockade Iran if it wanted to- actually, Iran is the one that can blockade and trap US forces in the Persian Gulf - stop acting like you know it all on this forum and the rest of us dont know what we are talking about.

US has stronger military than Iran's but it will cost US too many lives to prove that or get control over Iran or its leaderhship, and now US gov is borderline broke, it def cant afford an Iran war, so that puts Iran in the power position against US in the middle east- US is too afraid and unable to actually contain Iran directly, and now Iran's militias are all over the ME, lurking and hurking, deadly and ready, not like Bin Laden who grabbed his wife to collect the US Navy seals bullets..

 

[Wergeland]

Its not that US military is in decline but in a transitional period of reorganizing.

Maybe in decline relative to the huge buildup of Chinese forces the past 2 decades. Other than China it can be argued all other nations actually has been lagging even more vis a vis USA.

What the US show otoh is imperial exhaustion. Its a product of being in too many places at once and having to solve too many problems and opponents at once. Thats the price of being unipolar hegemon. It simply eats too much resources and political capital.

 

[jhungary]

thanks for the insult, luckily i am smart enough to know when you sneakily CHANGE THE TOPIC from what i initially said- we are talking about US ability to blockade Iran, and i am telling you US cant effectively do that, but since you dont want to admit that, you try to smoothly avoid my point a distraction - a herring- in this case (you even quoted it below), talking about how Iran is a trading hub.

thsi is besides the point - my point is that US cant effectively blockade Iran if it wanted to- actually, Iran is the one that can blockade and trap US forces in the Persian Gulf - stop acting like you know it all on this forum and the rest of us dont know what we are talking about.

US has stronger military than Iran's but it will cost US too many lives to prove that or get control over Iran or its leaderhship, and now US gov is borderline broke, it def cant afford an Iran war, so that puts Iran in the power position against US in the middle east- US is too afraid and unable to actually contain Iran directly, and now Iran's militias are all over the ME, lurking and hurking, deadly and ready, not like Bin Laden who grabbed his wife to collect the US Navy seals bullets..

Dude, again if US can't effectively blockade Iran, then tell me why Iran is still stuck in the 1970s with backward technology and backward economy?

I mean if you look at how or what Cuba and Iran state of affair and you think they are being "Helped" by foreign trade, either you have a very low standard for things or you are lying with your eyes wide open.

And why would US need to control Iran leadership when they can just supply and support the traditional rival of Iran. unless you really do buy into, I mean unless your "They didn't dare speech". Dude, this is getting old very fast, you don't fight if you don't need to, it's not like you said since US didn't do A B or C, that mean they can do jack shit to whatever. I mean that's Bullshit.

 

[beijingwalker]

Dude, that news is the evidence US enacting a naval blockade in North Korea.

What you are disputing is the meaning of Blockade. In which you should refer to a dictionary, not offical news, because THAT was official news.

According to Merriam Webster

Thesaurus results for BLOCKADE

Synonyms for BLOCKADE: siege, investment, beleaguerment, leaguer, encirclement, isolation, containment, segregation; Antonyms of BLOCKADE: open, reopen, unblock, unbar, unbolt, release, rescue, free

www.merriam-webster.com

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies

According to Oxford

blockade noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of blockade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out

According to Free DIctionary

blockade

Definition, Synonyms, Translations of blockade by The Free Dictionary

www.thefreedictionary.com

The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.

I don't know where you learn your english from, if I intercept a ship and turn it back, it mean I stop that ship from either entering or leaving a zone, does that sound familiar??

I just want some official reports saying US is blockading North Korea, this is a lot of words to say you don't.

 

[Novus ordu seclorum]

In the first Gulf War, USA played up Iraq's military calling it formidable. Despite the obvious capability to easily defeat Iraq on its own, USA brought a staggering 40-country military coalition against Iraq. So, American power is far beyond formidable. USA is the leader of the Free World. Americans don't need to do daily propaganda (like beijingwalker).

Free World - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Goritoes]

lol, I started to think someone may be holding his family hostage and if he did not post X amount of article about "How China defeat the US", they will kill his family....

Lets hope that's not true, but i mean seriously sometimes posting a Article on your country's fighting capability that's cool, but I noticed at least 3-4 literally similar threads, hell even I don't jerk off defeating India and taking back Kashmir that much lol that dude needs to find a hobby, a real one.

He's one hell of a spammer, I'll give him that

I can send him few good content creators from China, maybe that will calm our friend down a bit ? what ya think ?

 

[beijingwalker]

Lets hope that's not true, but i mean seriously sometimes posting a Article on your country's fighting capability that's cool, but I noticed at least 3-4 literally similar threads, hell even I don't jerk off defeating India and taking back Kashmir that much lol that dude needs to find a hobby, a real one.


I can send him few good content creators from China, maybe that will calm our friend down a bit ? what ya think ?

It's US think tanks reports coming out more often than before, you can ask them for why.

 

[KAL-EL]

As I said above, your kind may not like the US system, but eh, so what?

We will go on regardless.

^^This ×100

Besides, .Not like he's going to change any hearts and Minds here.

Just the usual circle jerk proxy war as always

 

[jhungary]

Lets hope that's not true, but i mean seriously sometimes posting a Article on your country's fighting capability that's cool, but I noticed at least 3-4 literally similar threads, hell even I don't jerk off defeating India and taking back Kashmir that much lol that dude needs to find a hobby, a real one.


I can send him few good content creators from China, maybe that will calm our friend down a bit ? what ya think ?

I don't know lol, or maybe he needed a family first before they can be kidnapped.....It's not a bad idea too, considering the time that dude spend here.

On the other hand, I don't find jerk off article like that appealing, I am happy if my country actually beat whoever, not an article telling me you could beat A, B and/or C. That does nothing, because it's like you are telling yourself you can beat Mike Tyson if he is this and that or you are more handsome than DiCaprio (Or whoever is the sexiest man alive) That server nothing but self-jerk purpose.

 

[beijingwalker]

I don't know lol, or maybe he needed a family first before they can be kidnapped.....It's not a bad idea too, considering the time that dude spend here.

You also spend a lot of time here, true I post lots of news and reports, but you tend to argue with everyone on every petty thing, how normal a person do you think you are?

 

[jhungary]

I just want some official reports saying US is blockading North Korea, this is a lot of words to say you don't.

Intercepting, and turning the ship around IS Blockading, which is what that news article

https://www.salon.com/2011/06/13/us_us_nkorea_1/

North Korea Keeps Silent on Ship's Turnaround

SEOUL— (Dow Jones & Co) The turning back of a North Korean ship suspected of transporting missiles and parts, the highest-profile interdiction against Pyongyang in more than a year, shows...

gcaptain.com

Navy forces suspected N. Korean ship to turn around in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy destroyer in the South China Sea recently shadowed a merchant vessel suspected of smuggling illicit material for two days until it turned around and eventually docked in North Korea, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday.

www.stripes.com

Again, you are not talking about evidence of US or UN blockading North Korea, you are saying Turning Ship around from international water is not blockading. Well, as I said, please refer to the dictionary on the meaning of the word "Blockade"

You also spend a lot of time here, true I post lots of news and reports, but you tend to argue with everyone on every petty thing, how normal a person do you think you are?

I spend less than 2 hours a day here, and most of the time I put my attention to Russian-Ukraine threat, please do tell me how much time you spend on PDF and how much time you are here are spending on posting Anti-US and Pro-Chinese Article.

 

[Goritoes]

It's US think tanks reports coming out more often than before, you can ask them for why.

Honestly I would but I think they have blocked me on facebook

 

[beijingwalker]

Intercepting, and turning the ship around IS Blockading, which is what that news article

https://www.salon.com/2011/06/13/us_us_nkorea_1/

North Korea Keeps Silent on Ship's Turnaround

SEOUL— (Dow Jones & Co) The turning back of a North Korean ship suspected of transporting missiles and parts, the highest-profile interdiction against Pyongyang in more than a year, shows...

gcaptain.com

Navy forces suspected N. Korean ship to turn around in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy destroyer in the South China Sea recently shadowed a merchant vessel suspected of smuggling illicit material for two days until it turned around and eventually docked in North Korea, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday.

www.stripes.com

Again, you are not talking about evidence of US or UN blockading North Korea, you are saying Turning Ship around from international water is not blockading. Well, as I said, please refer to the dictionary on the meaning of the word "Blockade"

I don't need your version of interpretation of "blockade" , I just want to see the exact word "blockade", simple?

 

[Goritoes]

I don't know lol, or maybe he needed a family first before they can be kidnapped.....It's not a bad idea too, considering the time that dude spend here.

On the other hand, I don't find jerk off article like that appealing, I am happy if my country actually beat whoever, not an article telling me you could beat A, B and/or C. That does nothing, because it's like you are telling yourself you can beat Mike Tyson if he is this and that or you are more handsome than DiCaprio (Or whoever is the sexiest man alive) That server nothing but self-jerk purpose.

Sometimes its Ok, we get time and time again Articles that Pakistan Army will beat India or take back Kashmir, heck we even have articles written about going to war with America/Israel/Dajjal/Aliens, they do serve a purpose but its a short term feel good stuff, you can't say anything for sure unless you get on the ground and fight, so the same logic applies to China and America, we know if nukes fly we all die that is for certain, but in a conventional war we all can speculate at best, I mean China is so damn ready to take on America than Taiwan should be a piece of cupcake, just take it. Russians are even in worse condition than Chinese and they even go for the kill shot, they know sanctions will come, they know west will send weapons etc, they know they will be isolated and yet they went with their plan, something I think China can learn. World respect power, more importantly world fears powerful countries, most of USA allies are scared of going against them and if china thinks they can build a similar alliances by taking over few Ports and building roads than they are mistaken.