free stats

18.11.04

Russia arming China?

China may have lost the latest skirmish with the European Union to get the latter to lift its arms ban, but Beijing is still able to buy what it needs - solid, serviceable hardware and technology - from Russia, former Soviet-bloc nations and Israel. And the embargo gives China greater incentive to develop its own weapons systems.

Why don't the Americans who oppose isolationist policies offered by such thinkers as Pat Buchanan speak up louder about the apparent "do what is best for ourselves" approach taken by Israel, Russia and China?

It seems like everyone is looking out for themselves, except us, while we look out for them first too. Sooner or later, we have to make a fundamental choice in this country. Are the problems and goals of other nations to be prioritized ahead of our own?