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2009-02-13 Home Front Economy

Global economic crisis 'greatest security threat to US'

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Posted by 2009-02-13 10:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Agreed; the democrats' Gleiwitz.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-02-13 11:12|| 2009-02-13 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, spending trillions to bail out spendthrift states, insolvent banks, bankrupt countries and delinquent homeowners means we will be less secure.

Posted by DoDo 2009-02-13 11:48|| 2009-02-13 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Blair also thought there was no China threat. Back in May 2001:

A confidential Pentagon strategy review has cast the Pacific as the most important region for military planners and calls for the development of new long-range arms to counter China's military power.

The review concludes that American bases in the Pacific are likely to become increasingly vulnerable as China and other potential adversaries develop more accurate missiles.

So it urges that the American military become less dependent on military bases and put more emphasis on fighting from a distance.

The review is part of a broad effort by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to transform the military after the cold war, a shift that would redirect the focus of American military planning from Europe to Asia.

It is directed by Andrew W. Marshall, a 79-year-old civilian analyst at the Pentagon and a close adviser to Mr. Rumsfeld, who has long pressed for a radical overhaul of America's armed forces.

But in the Pacific, the review has drawn a skeptical response from Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the head of the United States Pacific Command and the top American military man in the region.

While supporting the call for change, Admiral Blair believes China will present less of a military threat to American military bases and naval forces in the region. Military officers in the region are also concerned that the diminished importance of bases close to the action in a new Pentagon strategy could also make it harder for the United States to maintain political support in Japan and South Korea for a continued American presence there.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-02-13 14:22|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-02-13 14:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Blair is apparently fluent in Double Speak, a prerequisite in Washington. Which is it, Al Qaeda is degraded and less a threat than a year ago or they have formed an effective Shadow Army with the Taliban?
From the previous article:
The effectiveness of the Shadow Army is clearly visible in a video taken by an Al Jazeera reporter during an operation in Bajaur in the fall of 2008. The Taliban forces repel a battalion-sized assault from Pakistani Army troops that are supported by at least a platoon of tanks. The Pakistani tanks race away from the fighting, followed quickly by the Pakistani infantry after taking fire. The Pakistani tank commander calls for air strikes, but the infantry and tanks go into full retreat and return to base.

A U.S. Army officer who saw the video observed: "You just watched a full battalion, supported by tanks, break contact after an attack by a supposedly undisciplined, 'rag-tag' force of Taliban fighters. For the Taliban to drive off that unit, it has to be organized, disciplined, well-armed, and competent."

Posted by Thealing Borgia 122 2009-02-13 15:49|| 2009-02-13 15:49|| Front Page Top

#5 A U.S. Army officer who saw the video observed: "You just watched a full battalion, supported by tanks, break contact after an attack by a supposedly undisciplined, 'rag-tag' force of Taliban fighters. For the Taliban to drive off that unit, it has to be organized, disciplined, well-armed, and competent."

This video shows either that the Taliban are strong, or the Pakistani army is weak. Either way, it's a little disconcerting that the Paks are having so much difficulty holding off the Taliban.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-02-13 16:04|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-02-13 16:04|| Front Page Top

#6 CNN NEWS > QUEST-knows-Bizz Show > QUESTIE's GUEST PERT claims that the US-GLOBAL ECON IS GOING TO BE BAD OR SERIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC OER THE NEXT TWO TEARS [circa 2011-2012 r.o.]

versus

ASIAN BLOGGERS/NETTERS > SAME BUT FOR QUESTIE's PERT'S "TWO YEARS" TIMES TEN PLUS 10-20 YEARS ADDITIONAL [Year 2029-2049/2050 r.o.]???

D *** NG IT, can mainstream America = Amerika stretch that JUST-ENUFF-FOR-COFFEE-N-DOUGHNUT-PER-AMERIKAN REBATE FROM PORKULUS to 2012 0r 2050???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-13 22:22|| 2009-02-13 22:22|| Front Page Top

#7 RUMORMILLNEWS > PRISONPLANET - THE COMING DEPRESSION/ THIS "DEPRESSION" WILL LAST 23-26 YEARS.

Also on RMN > BENJAMIN WOLFORD: AMERICA "BLACK OPS" IN JAPAN IS BEING EXPOSED [Pro- MAFIA? USGovt-orchestrated/controlled Covert Opers and crimes agz Nippon].

** COUGH ** ** COUGH **...

[loosen suddenly tight neck collar here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-13 22:52|| 2009-02-13 22:52|| Front Page Top

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