No it's ok. Obviously this is a concern for fellow Muslims, but this should stop at condoning what are undeniably terrorist actions. Muslims are treated no differently than any other religious groups. Religion in China faces restrictions, that is just how things are right now, no doubt this will...
Undoubtedly the major counter for a fighter is still another fighter, (akin to how tank were the best counter for tanks in WWII), but I would not rule out creative asymmetrical responses totally and I definitely would not rule out tactical asymmetry.
I keep hearing this. "We could sell them the Brahmos!" Why would anyone go through the trouble of buying an Indian P-800 variant when the Russians are marketing the same product. I have yet to figure out why the Bramhos would be better per unit-cost than the P-800 and has the Russians allowed...
Too many fanciful notion of friends there and friends here. Useless chatter unless India is in an actual position to offer these countries something.
Tech? no
Infrastructure? no
Weapons? no
Reciprocal interest in India's sphere of influence? no
Security guarantee? no
Leverage against China...
What do you think the USAF would have to do if decreasing F-35 orders and a cut in the defense budget wouldn't allow the US to deploy as many F-35 as originally planned?
China Resilient on Growing Imports, Exports - Bloomberg
China's imports climbed to a record and exports grew more than expected last month, indicating resilience in the world’s second-biggest economy as the U.S. and European recoveries falter.
Inbound shipments jumped 30.2 percent from a...
September 10th, 2011
Author: Eddie Walsh, Washington DC
The Australian government is now reconsidering its $16 billion-plus commitment to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
Experts believe that the Lockheed Martin program has suffered significant damage to its public...
Whereas strafing a ragtag militia with no air2air capabilities in helicopter must take real courage? It's easy looking tough pulling occupation duty against refugees.
I remember Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Kelly a commander in the first gulf war calling the IDF were "arrogant little bastards who...
It's actually quite a bit worse than this.
MI6, CIA, Gaddafi Colluded in Rendition & Torture: Documents | NowPublic News Coverage
and not only oursouring torture of terror suspects but this too
CIA, MI6 helped Gaddafi on dissidents
I think you are over-estimating the closeness of the NATO alliance. How many countries ditched NATO when the US went to war in Iraq? A Israeli attack on Turkey would be twice as controversial and three times as dangerous. Iraq was sort of a defenceless country.