@gnutelephony @northernlights China has solidified military base in midst of this & if push came to shove - they won't be helping US. China has spent last 25 yrs building working relationships with almost every single country that US ignored, harmed or thought lesser of than. They can cripple entire US in less than a couple of months. I don't like that but it is a reality that US plays down because they can't admit weakness. Ppl in US forgot there was no IS prior to US invasion on Iraq.