posted by Chris @ 7/20/2005 03:09:00 PM  
The Red Dragon Rises

"Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads." - Revelations 12:3

Communist China is rearing its ugly head(s) in more ways than one. There have been a number of news reports in the last couple of weeks concerning China's growing military capabilities. See:

- Rumsfeld Argues for Keeping China Embargo
- China military build-up poses threat to India
- China plans leaner, meaner military

A Chinese general, speaking off the record, even went so far as to say China should use nuclear weapons against the United States if the American military intervenes in a China/Taiwan showdown.

The Pentagon is stoking these fires, but the Chinese are trying to allay them.

It seems the United States has a new military/economic enemy of Biblical proportions.

"The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million." - Revelations 9:16

China has a billion plus people. Conceivably and coincidentally, they could field a militia of two hundred million fighters. Currently, China is building or buying jets, missiles, submarines, amphibious ships, and more. The Chinese economy (a chief factor of military power) is growing at about NINE percent a year. It will be hard stopping the Chinese once they get rolling.

The United States needs to get on the ball. First, the United States needs to firm up some strategic alliances, including those with India (they have a billion also) and Japan (they have 130 mil plus the economy).

Second, we need to stoke our economy. I suggest something that sounds very communist - a five-year plan.

The U.S. economy is developing some glaring weaknesses. We are living off our largess, as our tech and industrial competencies are outsourced, leaving a service economy in the wake. But service economies don't win wars. Our tech is going to India, and our goods come from China (creating a trade deficit of Biblical proportions). And our cars come from Japan and Korea. We need to shore up our economic and industrial base, and we need a plan.

America needs a comprehensive plan from Washington. Leadership is such an important factor in moving a nation forward. If we can identify the problems then we can find the solutions, and work towards them. Such a plan, put forth every five years, would be comprehensive. It would be much like a corporation's plan that identifies threat and opportunities in the marketplace. The plan would consider everything from worker training to tariffs to the future availability of natural resources.

America needs such a plan! Why? Because our enemies are planning as you read this!

(Interestingly, the United States is profiting handsomely from the China/Taiwan standoff. Taiwan spends $20 billion a year on arms, and 95 percent of the weaponry is purchased from the United States.)

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