re: One other detail: historically, China and Russia are only pals of expediency.

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LJK — 8/20/2005 3:00:40 AM (archived)

I wasn't really saying or thinking that they were pals. I know they have always had a tense relationship, to put it mildly. My concern is that they can and will try to flex their nuclear muscles to keep their superpower status, and that a couple thousand missiles with nuclear bombs on top of them can do the trick.

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Russian joint manoeuvres with China........ - Publius - 8/19/2005 4:12:33 PM
- Russia's concerns are mainly defensive. - Bowser - 8/19/2005 11:55:05 PM
  - Russia and China involved in "Joint Military Operations" - Lindy - 8/21/2005 4:19:38 AM
- re: Russian joint manoeuvres with China........ - p - 8/19/2005 11:49:24 PM
- Because it isn't really news? - Tom Brosz - 8/19/2005 4:56:59 PM
  - advertising goods....... - Publius - 8/20/2005 8:28:00 PM
- "For every action, there is a re-action" - Lindy - 8/19/2005 4:31:20 PM
  - Nuts. Both Russia and China face domestic problems - David F Mayer - 8/19/2005 6:21:26 PM
    - re: Nuts. - Publius - 8/20/2005 1:33:17 AM
    - Russia's population is crashing and they have a massive HIV problem - Lee - 8/19/2005 9:55:06 PM
    - How many active nuclear missiles are left? - ljk - 8/19/2005 6:54:12 PM
      - One other detail: historically, China and Russia are only pals of expediency. - Mary Anne - 8/19/2005 10:16:07 PM
        
        Sort of like the US and Pakistan, Colombia, Uzbekistan, etc., etc.? - Bowser, aka "Madonna" - 8/20/2005 5:29:21 AM
        
        re: One other detail: historically, China and Russia are only pals of expediency. - LJK - 8/20/2005 3:00:40 AM
        
        re: yet another - Fox - 8/20/2005 1:47:29 AM
        
        Follow-up links - Fox - 8/21/2005 11:51:19 PM

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