tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post6480694243176248330..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Military Times Poll on President ObamaGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-73639525404536570672017-01-09T19:35:16.437-05:002017-01-09T19:35:16.437-05:00China has a navy. (Or at least is getting there.) ...China has a navy. (Or at least is getting there.) I tend to think of China as the longer-term concern, and that's much of the reason. Iran is more of a wild card.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-71070735651302110172017-01-09T18:01:32.877-05:002017-01-09T18:01:32.877-05:00That's what makes Russia's absence from th...That's what makes Russia's absence from the poll surprising. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-50419957429386648752017-01-09T16:29:43.510-05:002017-01-09T16:29:43.510-05:00I suspect "danger" has some relation to ...I suspect "danger" has some relation to size in this instance. Iran is known to be fairly insane and able to inflict one-off damage in a lot of situations, or tie us up in a low-intensity conflict. China has huge vulnerabilities, but have a high-low combo of good technology and huge population that would concern anyone who is thinking "I might get sent to fight them."Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com