China, Russia to launch 1st joint military exercises

[dogday]

Does This Bother Anyone Else?

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- China and Russia will hold their first joint military exercises on Aug. 18-25, China's Ministry of Defense announced here Tuesday.

In a press release, the ministry said the exercises, dubbed "Peace Mission 2005", will be carried out in Vladivostok in far eastern region of Russia and East China's Shandong Peninsula and nearby offshore seawaters.

The exercises will involve nearly 10,000 troops from the armies, navies, air forces as well as airborne units, marine corps and logistic units of Chinese and Russian armed forces, said the press release.

Chinese and Russian defense ministries signed a memorandum on conducting joint military exercises in July 2004. The chiefs of the general staffs of Chinese and Russian armed forces will announce the commencement of the exercises in Vladivostok on Aug. 18.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/02/content_3299361.htm

[Elidor]

1. Well, there's a finger in the face of King George

Our little dick-tater-tot is doing his best to re-start the Cold War. Look for neocon pundits to tell us how this is a good thing.

[MikeNY]

8. Unfortunately...

When there is no enemy one must be created to keep the war machine rolling...

[Just Me]

13. Eeeeespecially if making money is involved,...

,...in that perpetual "enemy-creating" machine.

Yup, yup, yup. Gotta' make money by exploiting folks in the very most bloody way,...in this case,...inciting another world war.

This cabal BELIEVES in destruction,...they really, really do. Yup. It has EVERYTHING to do with their strict self-interest in profiteering and power over others EG ANTI-DEMOCRACY, ANTI-FREEDOM, ANTI-EQUALITY, ANTI- FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS.

Yup.

[wli]

2. just wait until they do broader joint exercises

ISTR there being a BRIC military alliance in addition to the SCO, BRIC being Brazil, Russia, India, and China. I sort of doubt Bushler has a coherent plan to fend off 3 billion people. I would also not be surprised to hear of a fair chunk of Africa and all of the former Soviet republics joining into the anti-US bloc.

Bushler is stirring up more trouble than can be dealt with.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. lovely

[dogday]

5. That is what bothers me

no one is going to care that I don't like this administration's policies, they will attack us all. This is a scary scenario...

[Hubert Flottz]

11. The Germans played with Nazis...

and the Germans got burned!

[Just Me]

4. The neoCONcorporacultists proved their willingness to incite world war.

I expected this reaction. What bothers me is that our neoCONcorporacultists are going to continue to incite this conflict unless they are indicted and removed from office.

[Nimble_Idea]

6. who cares

no one.

[Just Me]

7. I care. Those who are being betrayed and exploited into this mess,...

,...certainly would IF IF IF they were being told the damn TRUTH by this tyrannical administration which apparently has NO faith in either democracy or the American people since IT has intentionally LIED us all into this nightmare.

Yes? }(

[stepnw1f]

9. The Short Bus Drop You Off? (nt)

[Kraklen]

10. I'm glad somebody's doing it.

It's like global checks and balances to American agression.

[Just Me]

12. It's a damn shame, isn't it,...that our own "democracy" is not in check.

Shameful. We are evolving into everything we swore we would escape from, without ever looking back.

But, here we are,...another tyranny.

Shameful. Shameful.