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The Newsletter from Thomas P.M. Barnett - 8 August 2005
Feature: Going through the Cold War paces:
Reading the Pentagon's annual report on
"The Military Power of the People's Republic of China"
"In short, the whole piece has a weirdly antiquated feel to it. Hey, we could be doing something serious on the Global War on Terror, but since this is in our In-Box, let's wax scary on China's rising military threat. Yada-yada-yada. The whole thing comes off as more a domestic defense budget drill than a serious treatment of our relationship with China. If this is the closest thing we have to a serious strategic offering on China in the U.S. Government, then it's just pathetic. It's a laundry list, nothing more. It's the longest pole in the tent of the Big War crowd, nothing more. It's fear mongering by default, nothing more."Download The Newsletter from Thomas P.M. Barnett - 8 August 2005 in PDF or Word document:
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