anandaJust keem em taxes coming, and France should be ok.
In Greece, thats the problem.. no one are paying taxes, their eco system are a mess.Thrust me in this. I pay 40% tax of my salleries. I’m not complaining.
I got a good joob. My wife got a good jobb. The unemployment rate are only at 2.6 % of our population.For any goverment to create jobbs, they need money in. Funding in = funding out.
Yea, but with Hollande asking 75% from the rich guys, well they’e simply going to be replied, Ok, then I’ll move the business elsewhere, and so does my Money. And there’s goes the job.
You can’t make the economy going in the time of crisis just by asking the Rich to take the most cut. Everybody must take the cuts. You can’t create working class paradise, without also giving the paradise to the rich. Simple economic 101, the ‘equilibrium’. Off course the equilibrium in here, is you working class have the job and decent enough living, while I’m the rich have my Villa in Switzerland, Beach Properties in Caribbean, and Ferrari in my garage.
anandaAnd since Mr. Holland want no conflict with anybody, he’ll have to “negociate” with the train workers to get a consensus that the retirement age is 62, and everybody will of course agree around the table. And everybody will be happy with no conflicts, no harsh insulting words (like the horrible word: ‘No’) and nobody will get hurt… good luck…
That’s the point I’ll try to make from my earlier post. Hollande try to go populist. And Populist in the time of crisis is simply bad medicines. The Asian crisis in the end of 90’s show that in order to come out from crisis, deep sacrifice need to be done. Will Hollande have the guts to do it ??
If not than the Euro Crisis can ‘potentially’ take longger time for European economies to come out compared to Asian economies took during the Asian Crisis. This will in the end create much more deep cuts on the ‘unpopulist’ area such as defense.
anandaSo France’s sexy first lady is kicked out and now France will be led by a man named after the Netherlands, who happen to fly the French flag sideways.
The more important I believe, is what it’s going to be for overall EU Economic Restructuring programe ? Hollande say he will back doen on most Economic restructuring agenda that Sarlozy already agree on. This potentially will make the whole European overseas military capability in jeopardy for near future.
anandaBrazil FX2: Rafale
Indian Helo: Mi-26
Indian Transport: C-27
Indian SARS: Beriev Be 200,
Malaysian MMRCA: Typhoon,
Swiss AF: Gripen
Korean FX: F-15
The first Su-35 export customer will be : Vietnam
The last one quite interesting though. Rosoboronexport marketed SU-35 quite heavily to Vietnam, Indonesia and Venezuela. My bet is still Vietnam, since Chavez days in Venezuelan powered is numbered :diablo:, while Indonesian politics regrading Military procurement is ‘murky’ they will take ages to make decisions :rolleyes:
anandasorry meant RN, Royal Navy, not Royal Australian Navy.
No that’s more like it. F-35C then.
anandaAgreed with neither, as if RAAF will allowed RAN to operated fixed wing fighters anymore :rolleyes:
anandaAre sure RAN not RAAF 😉 :diablo:
anandaPoint is, it will be best to address the dispute as soon as possible, rather than waiting as Britain’s relative military and geopolitical advantages ebb, and the South American (and British?) attitudes harden.
True, but back to the topic of this thread, increasing ‘patriotic’ agenda by the Argentinian Administrations, will only harden the situations. Take a look at South China Sea, All Parties especially China, Vietnam, and the Philippines able to burn patriotic feeling for Spartly issues within their own populations, that increasingly any compromise seems become harder to find.
If this similar path the Argentinian choose, then it will become increasingly difficult by whoever sit in the Argentinian administrations present and future to back down and make compromise with (especially) the British. Same way with British populations that will push their Government to keep defending the Islands for the sake of their ‘islander’ brethren.
China perceived that with their overwhelmingly military superiority, no one in the South East Asia will challenge them Militarily in the South China Sea conflict. However against the odd, the Vietnamese and Philippines, harden their stance and willing to face off militarily if possible.
Now if the Argentinian (or some of their South American neighbors) think/perceive that Militarily Britain will not have capability to sustain Falkland defense anymore, then it could turn ugly again, in addition with those patriotic rhetoric that the Argentinian keep pumping up to the populations. After all, those miscalculation perception that in the end drove the Junta to invade the Islands in the 80’s. What guaranteed the ‘Democratically’ elected Argentinian administrations will not go the same way, if they (again) ‘perceive’ British weakening military ability.
Only solutions of diplomatic compromise, in my opinion, if all parties in the conflict willing to tone down the ‘patriotic’ rhetoric within their own population first. It’s a dangerous game by the Argentinian if they think they can ‘fanning’ the patriotic flame within their own population, but hoping can get diplomatic compromise in the end.
anandaIt’s natural for Brazil to play both games. They will be vocal about Argentine’s claim of the island so as to get their support, but I doubt they’ll go any further than that for the moment. They’re willing to modernize their navy and I understand the UK is well placed to sell them a few frigates that would bring the two nations closer…
Politics is a dirty business.
What amuse me, is the thinking that Brazil will lend their Military muscle for Argentina cause in the Falkland/Malvinas. Brazil will support Argentina claim ‘politically’, but that’s the much that will go. Economically, or Militarily, well that’s different agenda.
anandaIndonesia and Thailand operating aging C-130. In the case of Indonesia around 2 sq of aging C-130 of B and H versions. They pour money to keep upgrading those C-130. I personally believe Indonesia will better off operating 1 sq of A-400 M rather than keep pouring money to upgrade and maintain 2 sq of aging C-130. Similar situation can also apply to Thailand.
anandaYou guys habve some weird reasoning when it comes to Falklands. Let me give you an analogy – imagine USA taking uninhabited Jemur islands in Indonesia, choosing few dozens of US citizens to settle there, helping them out to build some basic infrastructure and them asking them in a referendum poll:
Do you want this island to be a part of the USA or Indonesia?
What do you think the result would be? I give it 99.9% that the settlers vote for the USA but that is hardly a reason to claim Jemur legitimate territory of the United States from now on..
Except all the Indonesian Islands already recognize Internationally as part of Indonesian sovereign territory, which Argentina did not have overwhelmingly International recognition on Falkland. So you can not put that as analogy.
Let me put different analogy, in the name of ending colonialism, Indonesia invade East Timor based on so called invitation from East Timor smaller faction at that time. That invitation from minority faction (Apodete) being used as justification by Indonesia for invading East Timor. If at that time Portugal, return with an Armed Force to liberate East Timor, who will the World going to support, the return colonial power, or the new Invader that justifies it’s caused based on minority faction invitation and Geographical location (just like the Argentina claim on Falkland).
Now Portugal did not have British capability, thus they can’t return to faced Indonesian Army regardless popular support back home. Plus the added factor that this happen in the middle of Cold War, and both US and Australian administrations at that time shared similar concern with Indonesian that the ‘Left Leaning’ majority faction (Fretillin) will bend to revolutionary agenda and become SEA Cuba or Nicaragua.
Still in the end Indonesia without a doubt, is Invading power in East Timor regardless minority faction in East Timor did and still support Indonesia (even in the UN Referendum on the late 90’s a quarter of East Timorese still support Indonesia).
So What the right of Argentina to claim Falkland without any Referendum from Falkland Islander ? Tell me if Argentina still claim (and did Invade Falkland), what made them different with Indonesian case on East Timor ? At least small faction of East Timorese did preferred Indonesian ruled, while is there any faction of Falkland islander that preferred Argentinian rule ?
The different between Indonesia and Argentina was Indonesia faced Portugal which did not have any military capability to conduct thousand miles war away from home. While Argentina faced British, which did have that capability.
anandaHow serious are Japan with this ATD concept ? Seems reading this Mitsubishi sites indicated they are getting serious.
Is this potential F-3 ? or just another technological demonstrator. After all Japan already committed to F-35 right ? Does any of you gents now what they mean the project scheduled for completion in 2017 ? Is this mean a working prototype will be available in 2017 ? Now they only begin to build full scale model in 2012, however the first flight scheduled on 2014. Is it realistic ?
anandaThe name boat of the latest Japanese submarine class is Sōryū, & another of the class is called Unryū. Chitose. Chiyoda, Amagi, Aso, & Katsuragi have also been re-used, but they were light carriers or never completed.
As yes, Soryu and Unryu already being used for their latest subs. No name being chossed for those two DDH 22 their building right ? Hope will be Shokaku and Zuikaku or Akagi and Amagi.
If they do finish those DDH 22, it will only just a matter of little development to step up at least with Charles de Gaulle sized CV.
anandaAircraft carriers are specifically mentioned in the official interpretation. It states that Japan will not acquire “offensive” aircraft carriers. Note the implication that “defensive” carriers are OK, although it’d be very hard to tell them apart.
Yes (well, sort of – F-18E has been in service for 14 years, so isn’t that new), but that’s not relevant to this discussion. What matters is whether F-18C/D will still be flying off USN carriers in significant numbers when these hypothetical Japanese carriers (if ever built, which I think very unlikely) enter service.
When the Chinese manage to make operational the half finished Varyag, I believe many in Japanese political circle already see this in alarm. However I also believe the Japanese will wait and see if Chinese yard did really manage to curn-out the local design CV.
If the Chinese do manage to bring 3-4 their own locally build CV, will it not be the time that political circle in Japan then decide that 65,000 ton defensive carriers can be produced ?
Afterall we all know Japan has the capability, capacity, technology, and money to do that. It’s only wait for the last ingredients ‘political will’. Look of the size, technology and capability of their new DDH. Who ever thought in the 90’s that Japan will have political will to build DDH on that size ?
BTW; They (Japanese Navy) already revive 4 IJN Battleships/Battlecruisers name that I know of (Ise, Hyuga, Kongo, and Kirishima), but none of carriers name. I do hope Shokaku and Zuikaku can come out in some way 🙂
anandaIt will be fitting if the first Two of this ‘real’ carriers class (I assumed it will be two, since the DDH also coming in two for each new class) will be named ‘Shokaku’ and ‘Zuikaku’, the best IJN carriers in WW2.
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