Arms Race

No, that's not an F-35; it's a Chinese-made JS-1 and it made its public debut yesterday at an airshow in China, along with the latest version of their main battle tank, intended to go head-to-head with the M1A2, Leopard 2 and Challenger II. They plan to sell both abroad. One of the early customers: Pakistan.

But we don't need to build F-22s or F-35s or new carriers. Naaaahh! Everybody's our friend! We've got too many weapons already, so we should focus on feeding the poo-flinging ghetto chimps, not defending ourselves against the largest and fastest-growing communist state on the planet. Don't worry, be happy! And start studying Chinese...