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Given that the US seems to be preparing for war against China, these comments are unsurprising. http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparations-f

Given that the US seems to be preparing for war against China, these comments are unsurprising. http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparations-for-war-with-china/ http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparation...

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nl 13y ago
The US isn't preparing for war with China, except in the most general sense of "preparing". The Pentagon does see China as a military threat, and has prepared plans for war (I'm sure someone will point out that the Pentagon has plans for war with Canada, too). The phrase the US seems to be preparing for war against China implies that there is political will behind the idea of actually putting plans into practice and going to war. That isn't the case, and I find it extremely unlikely that will change in current environment.
- mcantelon 13y ago
  >there is political will behind the idea of actually putting plans into practice It's well beyond a contingency plan, like plans for war with Canada is. "“the Air-Sea Battle concept has prompted Navy officials to make significant shifts in the service's FY2014-FY2018 budget plan” towards exactly the sorts of electronic, cyber, and anti-submarine weapons systems that the war plan for China calls for.”" http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/03/air-sea-battle-a-dangerous-way-to-deal-with-china/ http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/03/air-sea-battle-a-dangerous... "ASB Concept, coordinated through the ASB office, is designed to develop the force over the long-term, and will continue to inform institutional, conceptual, and programmatic changes for the Services for years to come." http://www.defense.gov/pubs/ASB-ConceptImplementation-Summary-May-2013.pdf http://www.defense.gov/pubs/ASB-ConceptImplementation-Summar...
  - nl 13y ago
    You know what that is? That's Pentagon code for "fighting terrorists doesn't let us buy aircraft carriers and F22s. We need a bigger enemy to show we need more money"
    - mcantelon 13y ago
      Yup. Kind of like the Cold War.

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nl 13y ago

The US isn't preparing for war with China, except in the most general sense of "preparing". The Pentagon does see China as a military threat, and has prepared plans for war (I'm sure someone will point out that the Pentagon has plans for war with Canada, too). The phrase the US seems to be preparing for war against China implies that there is political will behind the idea of actually putting plans into practice and going to war. That isn't the case, and I find it extremely unlikely that will change in current environment.

mcantelon 13y ago
>there is political will behind the idea of actually putting plans into practice It's well beyond a contingency plan, like plans for war with Canada is. "“the Air-Sea Battle concept has prompted Navy officials to make significant shifts in the service's FY2014-FY2018 budget plan” towards exactly the sorts of electronic, cyber, and anti-submarine weapons systems that the war plan for China calls for.”" http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/03/air-sea-battle-a-dangerous-way-to-deal-with-china/ http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/03/air-sea-battle-a-dangerous... "ASB Concept, coordinated through the ASB office, is designed to develop the force over the long-term, and will continue to inform institutional, conceptual, and programmatic changes for the Services for years to come." http://www.defense.gov/pubs/ASB-ConceptImplementation-Summary-May-2013.pdf http://www.defense.gov/pubs/ASB-ConceptImplementation-Summar...
- nl 13y ago
  You know what that is? That's Pentagon code for "fighting terrorists doesn't let us buy aircraft carriers and F22s. We need a bigger enemy to show we need more money"
  - mcantelon 13y ago
    Yup. Kind of like the Cold War.