Thursday, August 25, 2011

GET USED TO MORE HYPE LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE

Many conservatives and some other components of the military-industrial complex will go ballistic if there are any substantial cuts to the military budget and we can expect to have more articles like these two:
Pentagon: China military growing rapidly
By LOLITA BALDOR - Associated Press | AP – Wed, Aug 24, 2011

China on track for modern military by 2020: Pentagon
By Phil Stewart and Paul Eckert | Reuters – Wed, Aug 24, 2011
In reality, China just got its 1st aircraft carrier from the international naval thrift store. It weighs 33,000 tons which is tiny compared to American carriers which range from 89,600 to about 100,000 tons.

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