China sends landing craft with possibly 1,000 marines to Syria (CNN, death, party)

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Jean71

Submarines.

Unless they have the new "mole man" type submarines that can tunnel through earth....nobody is getting through the Suez canal or past the straights of gibraltar without the USA navy knowing about it.

Especially not the Chinese subs which are still wayyyyy behind even the Russians in terms of quality.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by rbohm

maybe they are going to support assad?

Really, why would they support either? Supporting either side in an Islamic civil war seems pretty...moronic. I don't think the Chinese are dumb.

Maybe they will just go in and take over themselves, make Syria a Chinese colony. Might be the best outcome.

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Unless they have the new "mole man" type submarines that can tunnel through earth....nobody is getting through the Suez canal or past the straights of gibraltar without the USA navy knowing about it.

very true.

Especially not the Chinese subs which are still wayyyyy behind even the Russians in terms of quality.

uhm, the chinese bought their subs from the russians.

[swagger]

Debka isn't the most reliable source. They'll publish any rumor as fact. Sometimes they have it right, and sometimes they don't.

The bottom line is that you can't count on anything you read there being true until you can verify it through a separate, credible source.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Obama should give back the peace prize.

Because the Chinese land a ship?

Isn't that the same sort of non-sequitur logic that led to us invading/occupying a nation that had nothing to do with attacking us?

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Unless they have the new "mole man" type submarines that can tunnel through earth....nobody is getting through the Suez canal or past the straights of gibraltar without the USA navy knowing about it.

Especially not the Chinese subs which are still wayyyyy behind even the Russians in terms of quality.

Haha.
Don't be so sure.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...red-faced.html

[mike0618]

Originally Posted by Little-Acorn

How on Earth do you deploy a number of warships "in secret"??? In this day and age of satellite photography, heat-plume detection, electronic intercepts etc.?

Maybe because we buy access to thier sattlites.

[atgss]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Obama should give back the peace prize.

Obama doesn't even "give" a darn about the American people, so don't hold your breath about him giving back the peace prize imo.

Will be interesting what part China will be with this Syria bs.

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by Jean71

Haha.
Don't be so sure.

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced | Mail Online

yep, the chinese started with the russian kilo class subs, which are also extremely quiet when running on electric motors, especially below five knots.

[Workin_Hard]

Originally Posted by swagger

Debka isn't the most reliable source. They'll publish any rumor as fact. Sometimes they have it right, and sometimes they don't.

The bottom line is that you can't count on anything you read there being true until you can verify it through a separate, credible source.

Like MSNBC or CNN?