Re: Commander 5th Air Force: Iraq has crippled USAF vs China

Dean A. Markley wrote:
Henry J Cobb wrote:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jw3wdrz2Xcr0w6_08h5xoTucdQXwD8RV07F01
While the U.S. has been tied up in Iraq, China is modernizing its military and its air defenses are now nearly impenetrable to all but the newest of American fighters, the senior U.S. military official in Japan said.
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So what? We are not at war with China. Or are we?

They're on the list.

-HJC
If only they knew of our plans.
In just seven days, we can take out Iran.
Oh yes we can
(To the tune of the Rocky Horror song.)
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