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2008-04-11 Home Front: Politix

Pentagon to China: 'Can you hear me now?'

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Posted by tu3031 2008-04-11 13:29|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Hah! Step one, completed! And the fools still suspect nothing...

Now to hand out the number to every telemarketing parasite in the world.

Posted by Chief Running Gag">Chief Running Gag 2008-04-11 15:21|| 2008-04-11 15:21|| Front Page Top

#2 It has been like pulling teeth to get this thing set up. The utter obstinacy of the Chinese has been very aggravating.

Their military command structure is both bizarre and confused, essentially a cabal of near hereditary warlords who may or may not follow the dictates of the central government.

This means that even though our SecDef can now talk to their "Minister of National Defense", he still might not have substantial control over that band of idiots.

I suspect much of the delay was from their Minister having to set up hot phones with them, first, and probably at our insistence.

Never confuse dictatorship and authoritarianism with efficiency.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-11 17:07|| 2008-04-11 17:07|| Front Page Top

#3 RING RING, I'd like an order of pork fried rice and steam dumplings. Add a won ton soup too. Oops! Wrong number..*click*

Posted by Crolusing tse Tung2745 2008-04-11 18:14|| 2008-04-11 18:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Now to hand out the number to every telemarketing parasite in the world.

Funny thing is, Chief, somehow I have a mental picture of the telemarketing parasite being right next door to the General, the way things have been "outsourced", tee-hee.

Posted by BA 2008-04-11 21:18|| 2008-04-11 21:18|| Front Page Top

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