America May Truly Be In Decline – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in U.S., American Empire, Barack Obama, British Historian, Buzz, China, Congress, Current Issue, Decline And Fall, ferguson, Foreign Affairs, Health Care Reform, Imminent Demise, Leadership Position, Newsweek, Partisan Battle, Republican Critics, Unemployment Rate

Declinists have always projected America’s imminent demise. For a change, they’re onto something.
Call it America’s Age of Angst. The buzz of negativity seems to be everywhere. DECLINE AND FALL: WHEN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE GOES, IT IS LIKELY TO GO QUICKLY reads the cover headline for British historian Niall Ferguson’s article in the current issue of [...]

The 10 and 10 rule: Bad news for U.S. and China alike – Fortune Brainstorm Tech

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Bad News, Buzz, Consumption, Driven, Economic Growth In China, Economic Weakness, Economy, Expression, Fears, Fortune, News China, Unemployment, United States

Concern over the future of the economy and finger pointing over what went wrong have dominated the first day’s discussions. There’s even an emerging buzz expression to capture the fears of the financierati. It is “10 and 10,” and refers to the unhealthy combination of 10% unemployment in the United States with 10% economic growth [...]

DoD Buzz | China Declares Space War Inevitable

Posted by Matt in November 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Buzz, China Specialist, China War, Dean, Diplomatic Efforts, Dod, Expert, Heritage Foundation, Military Operations, Outrage, Pla, space war, Space Warfare

The Obama adminstration must react responsibly to China’s declaration that military operations in space are inevitable, a top China expert says.
“How will the US react to Chinese diplomatic efforts in light of the PLA’s blunt statements on space warfare? This is something the Obama administration has to take into account,” said Dean Cheng, China specialist [...]

Air Force Purge Stemmed From Future War Fights

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Chief, Air Force Chief Of Staff, Brother, Buzz, Chief Of Staff, China, Doubts, Future War, Gates, Interchange, Moseley, North Vietnamese, Outgoing Air, Peer Competitor, Purge, Russia, Sentiments, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Vietnam

Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]