Posted by mkirsch on February 08, 2008 at 07:33:33 from (64.80.108.53):
In Reply to: Sad site at scrap yard posted by big red 1 on February 08, 2008 at 04:42:46:
You can look at it that way, or you can look at it this way:
Those implements were likely beyond usefulness and repair, just giant clumps of rust and brittle steel. Either they get recycled into new steel, or they rust away to nothing. Frankly, I feel that it's more noble for these old pieces of equipment to become part of something new. At least they'll "live on" in some way.
and quite frankly, I don't think China is out for military dominance. There's too much money to be made in what they're doing now, plus it has the added benefit of creating paying jobs for their people that don't involve killing people, getting shot at, and dying. They don't have to occupy an "enemy" nation. The "enemy" nation provides the supply lines and supplies.... History has shown us that military conquest is not practical, profitable, or sustainable. Looks like China and India have that figured out. Too bad we don't.
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