its a new trend, the more stars, the crapper the thread, so the one star rating is actaully quite good.;)

“Why is this a “no brains” issue? Seeing China as a potential rival in the region doesn’t sound very stupid to me.”

the ‘no brainer’ is how the US has always have to find an ‘enemy’, first it was the soveits, when the USSR collaps, it became the chinese. no points for guessing who would be next should the ‘china threat’ deminish.:rolleyes:

its not foolish to propare for the worst case scenario, but it is foolish to do it in such a way that really offends and/or intimidates the other side, and so pushes them to upgrade their forces, and so creats a vicious circle that might not end as peacefully as the last.:(

“For my 2P worth I’d say it’s a lump of armour plate that’s been slightly remodelled using AP ammunition”

finally, we have a winner!

extra points if u can guess the caliber of the rounds.

“Oooo! Grip that handbag! “

the sheilds are going up too are they.:rolleyes: :p

maybe because they dont want crasy ppl to find out too much about them.;)

flood, go all out and ship him air-freight, then drop him off half-way.:D

well ‘ppl’ is usually short for people, sorry if it doesnt make sense to you.

can you understand the question now?