Leonidas
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
IIRC, the authors predicted that the CHICOMS were all going the way of the Dodo, as had their contemporaries up 'round [-]USSR[/-] Russia way.The U.S. military (PACOM) works very hard to [-]scare the crap out of[/-] engage with the PRC's military leadership through exercises, port visits, and conferences. So far it's going quite well.
But them wascaly wabbits proved 'em wrong, what with running over the bullet riddled bodies of their own citizens with their tanks and such.
I'm thinking the Chinese leaders have thick skins, lots of national pride, and huge ambitions. They haven't gone crazy enough to take us on - not just yet anyway - but give them time and they will do their best to be a PITA.
Dent reminds me of my MiL, who believed in Astrology and the I-Ching. She predicted all kinds of crap, and every now and again something kinda-sorta happened and she proclaimed victory. If she were still alive to see the little bit of red on the back of our ten dollar bills she would swear she nailed her prediction on "red money" - http://www.zerohedge.com/article/red-money-conspiracy-theory-11
I put Dent in the same category as I placed Jim Cramer. They both have interesting ideas and theories, they're not complete crackpots, they are motivated more by selling their books and being famous than anything else, and other than being the source for alternative views no actual investments should take place based on their words.
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