[Lion's Cub]

I believe that you have it backwards. China has no intention of nuking us yet. She's just rattling sabers for Iraq. Why? She'd be quite happy to let Iraq nuke us and let Iraq suffer the retaliation. She's trying to weaken the US through proxy.

Zemin didn't make that tour to Panama, Cuba, et all for the sightseeing. He was looking for proxies.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

I believe that you have it backwards. China has no intention of nuking us yet. She's just rattling sabers for Iraq. Why? She'd be quite happy to let Iraq nuke us and let Iraq suffer the retaliation. She's trying to weaken the US through proxy.

I believe you're wrong. The Chinese are afraid of us. Why? Because we are a lot stronger than them now.

Now, picture this. Bush says he feels threaten by little Iraq and 'regime changes' and disarms them before Iraq could throw a stone at us (which they would never dare if not threaten but that's a different story).

Now, what lesson would China and N Korea would learn out of this? I'll tell you:

STRIKE FIRST OR YOU MAY LOSE YOUR CAPABILITY.

Thanks W!