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CINCPAC: ChiCom Naval Buildup Raises QuestionsRyne McClaren and Daily KosWhy does China need that navy?
The new commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Gary Roughhead, an interested onlooker of the joint Chinese-Russian military maneuvers during the past eight days, has posed a critical question about the rapidly modernizing Chinese navy: "What do [the Chinese] see as the intended use of that navy?If that navy "is to ensure the free flow of commerce, that would not be surprising," he said, nodding toward the sea lanes in the South China and East China seas through which pass the oil and raw materials that feed China's expanding economy, not to mention its soaring exports. The admiral added, however: "What if the intent is not purely to defend the sea lanes?" He left the question open.Indeed. That IS the question.
Ryne is talking about how Daily Kos viewed the Thune/Ellsworth situation and of course has many important things to say:Ellsworth Saved Note to our friends on the left: John Thune refused to take any sort of sole credit for the...More Funny Caption Entries
If you are anware of what this is about, see here and here. Here are two more entries in the funny caption contest. I must say I never thought anyone would respond. Thanks to all of those willing to engage...The Clean Cut Kid is Right, and a Little Wrong.
Seth at CCK excoriated conservatives for defending Dobson's comments, so its nice that he has now torn into Pat Robertson and Paul Harvey. It gives me a chance to join my colleague, Professor Schaff, in not defending Robertson or what...No, They're Only Behaving As If This Were Vietnam All Over Again
THEY SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC! THEY SUPPORT... oh, f*ck it. Nevermind....Credit where Credit is Due
Our Democratic colleagues in the regional blogsophere are being rather more generous in sharing the credit for today's good news than they were when Ellsworth was put on the BRAC list, which is probably what we at SDPolitics would have...New York Times on Thune
The New York Times has a story this morning about Thune and Ellsworth:He pulled out all the stops and virtually camped out at the commission hearings being held at a hotel just outside Washington, buttonholing anyone he could to make...David Brooks on the Iraqi Constitution
The master of kinder, gentler conservativism has a good piece on the Iraqi constitution in the New York Times. A fervent critic of Bush's policies has this to say (from Baghdad): The Bush administration finally did something right in brokering...
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