The beast rarely leaves the confines of his lair. But when he does… look out!

    (Kudos to MSNBC.com for creating this fitting image)

Is there any country left we can alienate? How about Canada? Aren’t they about to erect their very own border fence yet? Who would blame them? The United States has an idiot and a madman running the show!

“…China’s continued fast-paced military buildup are less constructive and are not consistent with China’s stated goal of a peaceful rise.”

Isn’t the United States a peaceful/peace-loving country? Don’t we spend more on military buildup than anyone else? Don’t we allow our vets to go nearly unclothed, hungry and cold, into the streets just so more money can stay in our military budget? Don’t we nickel & dime America’s middle class and poor right out of maintaining basic necessities, like adequate health care, just to boast the world’s finest military?

It takes really huge balls to stand in front of a knowing crowd and make such statements!

From MSNBC.com:

Cheney rips China’s anti’satellite weapons test

SYDNEY, Australia - China’s recent anti’satellite weapons test and its continued military buildup are “not consistent” with its stated aim of a peaceful rise as a global power, Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday.

In a speech in Sydney, Cheney also expressed wariness about North Korea’s commitment to a landmark deal on ending its nuclear programs.

As anti-war demonstrators clashed with police outside the hotel where Cheney was speaking, the vice president also expressed gratitude to Australia for sending troops to the Iraq war, which he said must be won or terrorists would be emboldened worldwide.

Cheney praised China for playing an “especially important” role in the negotiations that resulted in the North Korea deal, under which the North is to seal its main nuclear reactor and allow international inspections in exchange for fuel oil.

“Other actions by the Chinese government send a different message,” Cheney told the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue, a private organization that promotes ties between the two countries.

“Last month’s anti’satellite test, China’s continued fast-paced military buildup are less constructive and are not consistent with China’s stated goal of a peaceful rise,” he said.

The Chinese have the new PlayStation 3 now and Bushie is upset. Take your ball and run on home, G-Dubya.

“…asserting the United States’ right to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes“… What arrogance we have!

U.S. criticizes China over missile test

WASHINGTON - The United States criticized China on Thursday for conducting an anti’satellite weapons test in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a missile.

The Bush administration has kept a lid on the test for a week as it weighs its significance. Analysts said China’s weather satellites would travel at about the same altitude as U.S. spy satellites, so the test represented an indirect threat to U.S. defense systems.

“The United States believes China’s development and testing of such weapons is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperation that both countries aspire to in the civil space area,” National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. “We and other countries have expressed our concern to the Chinese.”
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The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Michael Maples, told Congress last week in his annual threat address that China and Russia are the “primary states of concern” regarding military space programs.
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In October, President Bush signed an order asserting the United States’ right to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes. As part of the first revision of U.S. space policy in nearly 10 years, the policy also said the United States would oppose the development of treaties or other restrictions that seek to prohibit or limit U.S. access to or use of space.

“Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power,” the policy said. “In order to increase knowledge, discovery, economic prosperity and to enhance the national security, the United States must have robust, effective and efficient space capabilities.”

Source: Yahoo! News