Re: I told you so. [Hutchinson]

2/18/2001, Richard N Hutchinson wrote:
    > Au contraire, I believe the target of the RMA is
    all and any potential hegemonic rivals, including
    Japan, a Japan-China alliance, and/or the EU or an
    EU/Russia alliance.

that's why you're an academic and not a general. 
(:>)

seriously now...  Do you honestly believe the EU,
or Japan, is likely to mount a military challenge
to the US?  Have you thought about the kind of
military build-up that would require, or the kind
of opposition Washington would bring to bear?  Do
you really think Europeans or the Japnese would
support such an adventure?

China, on the other hand is urgently engaged in
precisely such a military build-up, and has
claimed an inherent 'right' to Asian hegemony.
Think-tank journals are full of "China Problem"
analyses.

rkm