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ah yes, the good ol' yellow peril two-step. weak, yet dangerous. smart, yet uninnovative. studious, yet aggressive. ubiquitous, yet surreptitious. industri

• Zuider 13y ago
  I believe that you missed this (the actual point of the article): capable of starting a devastating war, but not, ultimately, of winning.
  • beachstartup 13y ago
    no, i absolutely did not miss the point. nearly anybody worth studying militarily, whether a state or non-state actor, is capable of that. 12 guys with plane tickets started the last one. tell the millions of dead people that war wasn't devastating.
  • rdl 13y ago
    Sounds like the US! Or really any power today -- capable of inflicting great damage on a foreign power, but not capable of occupation and pacification.
    • latham 13y ago
      You are gay whey