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**Ricardo** · November 16th 06, 09:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval

Glenn Dowdy wrote:
"Harry Andreas" wrote in message
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In article ,
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Like it or not China is, today, a "player" on the world stage. They
have not not been expansionistec, externally, since about the 12th
Century.

Except for the Spratleys, which are roughly equidistant from Philippines,
Vietnam, and Indonesia, but a LONG way from China.
Perhaps because it's called the South China Sea they think that everything
in it belongs to them?

Aren't the Spratleys sitting on top of some nice oil reserves?

Glenn D.

Oh, dear, not another WMD and the need to remove an evil leader
situation coming up! (All in the interests of spreading "democracy and
freedom", of course, albeit at the point of a gun!)

Ricardo

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"Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice, and fear, walk hand in hand ..."