Tango01  | 20 Jan 2016 10:21 p.m. PST |
"The study, which calls for America to flex its military muscle in the region, will likely be seized on by Republicans who accuse Obama of weak leadership The balance of military power in Asia is shifting against the US as China makes aggressive territorial moves, a major independent report will warn on Wednesday. Barack Obama's "pivot to Asia", a major policy shift first outlined in 2011, is mired in confusion against a backdrop of a "significantly more complicated" international security picture, the researchers argue…."
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link The report is here … link The main reason why military power in Asia is 'shifting against' the US is because many of these Asian countries are now spending money on boosting their military forces. And while the U.S. is the world's dominant power, its military is spread throughout the world, and its presence is small in Asia when compared to what the others in the region are now fielding. Amicalement
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| walkabout | 20 Jan 2016 11:45 p.m. PST |
So its a bad thing that are Asian allies are spending more for their own defense? In what bizarro would this harm the US Military standing in the region.
It does give us gamers more goodies to play with. |
| paulgenna | 21 Jan 2016 6:10 a.m. PST |
Not trying to get some in trouble but can someone please tell me how this is not a political post? Every time I post anything political I get dog housed. |
| John Treadaway | 21 Jan 2016 6:21 a.m. PST |
Tango has special dispensation? John T |
 Legion 4 | 21 Jan 2016 6:57 a.m. PST |
Yes … I believe he does ! But I find a lot of his posts interesting. Keeps us informed, at times on the RW. But it does get me into "disagreements" with some of the other "usual suspects" here on TMP. And I have been DH'd frequently and even Locked once … so far …  Every time I post anything political I get dog housed. But as I pointed out to Bill again this week. TMP is like an Orwellian "Animal Farm" paradigm. "All animals are equal … Some are just more equal than others … "  |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 21 Jan 2016 8:13 a.m. PST |
If we're not outspending the Chinese 10 to 1 on defense we're losing the balance of power battle. |
| Legion 4 | 21 Jan 2016 8:30 a.m. PST |
Another sign of the decline of the Roman … I mean US Empire … PAX AMERICANA … Is there any  in DC ? |
| Col Durnford | 21 Jan 2016 8:53 a.m. PST |
It's good for arms sales. |
| Tango01 | 21 Jan 2016 10:42 a.m. PST |
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| paulgenna | 21 Jan 2016 11:16 a.m. PST |
Fanatik, is that 10 US dollars or 10 total alliance dollars? The US will be hard pressed to spend 10 times the Chinese considering they are putting a lot of dollars into the kiddie. IMHO, we need to start looking at what we are developing and buying. The F-35 at $100 USD million dollars is a losing proposition. We could out fit the wings with F-16 and F-15's with far less money and these aircraft can win a dogfight. If we want stealth then we use some of the savings and purchase the F-22, which is proven to a large degree. Biofuel warships is a joke. Increased cost and nothing to show down the road. Use the money to purchase an additional carrier and submarines. The LRB is not needed. We have B-1 and B-2's that can do the mission. Plus we have ICBM and submarine launched missiles. If these two are neutralized then the bombers really do not have any better chance. At $500 USD million dollars that is a huge waste of funds. Scaling back on these and other purchases will allow the US to field more troops and proven equipment. Plus, how much of the technology enhancements we spend billions on is being stolen by the Chinese. Pretty fair amount. Cutting the spending on these programs and enhancing security and screening for participants will ensure the technology is not being stolen. |
| LORDGHEE | 21 Jan 2016 12:43 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 21 Jan 2016 3:46 p.m. PST |
Ah … very nice ! Thanks LORDGHEE ! |
| Mako11 | 22 Jan 2016 12:36 p.m. PST |
LOL at the first sentence. Sorry, can't say more…………… |
| Lion in the Stars | 22 Jan 2016 10:00 p.m. PST |
@Paul: Airframes have a limited number of flight hours. F16s are limited to about 8000 hours, not sure what the big birds are. B1 is the lowest number of hours, high speed at low altitude is hard on the airframe. So eventually all three bombers will start falling out of the skies due to metal fatigue. Gotta replace them eventually. While I'd be happy with another hundred B1s with engines from the F35, that's probably NOT what the USAF has in mind. |
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