That is a lot of tanks

Big, if true.  Story here.

Can the Russians absorb the blow?

Color me skeptical. Story here.

This will get out of control

More great news from the South China Sea. (classic reference in this blog in the headline)

 

Read everything Professor Reynolds writes

Another insightful column.

Don’t panic, all is well

Could things get any worse for Putin?

 

 

Why is this not leading the news every night?

I remember when a hostage crisis spawned a new TV show, Nightline.  Now it doesn’t even make the news, period.  Why?

What is the harm?

Story here.  Government at all levels is too big. The power we grant to government officials has gone to their head.  4 officers and 3 cars and a search warrant to take an opossum from a guy who had rescued it and was caring for it.   Do we really need a law forbidding this type of thing?

JF-17

News reports indicate that Argentina is interested in buying Pakistani/Chinese JF-17s.  This would certainly be an interesting development.

The Chinese are serious about space

And we need to be too.

Example 1

Example 2

Now, none of this is stuff the US hasn’t done, but the Chinese have already caught up technologically in a lot of areas.  There is no reason to believe that they won’t catch up in space, and quickly.

America is a great country

Don’t ever doubt it.