  We already knew that Bush's Folly, aka the war in Iraq, was costing this country dearly by draining money away from domestic priorities and distracting our attention from other pressing national security issues, such as the real war on terrorism.
Now the Pentagon is reporting that while Nero... uh, I mean Bush, is fiddling around in Iraq, China is aggressively urlLink expanding its military capabilities and is poised to emerge as a superpower in the next few years: China is pursuing a "comprehensive, well-planned, well-executed transformation" of all sectors -- including weapons, tactics, doctrine and training -- and could be a world class military force in 10 to 15 years, the official said. This is coupled with China's growing economic power, increasingly confident role in world affairs and expanded involvement with other Asian militaries, the report noted. The Chinese are building their military with the obvious goal of reunifying Taiwan with the mainland, by force if necessary. But with about 20% of the world's population and a rapidly growing economy, who's to say they'll stop there? Is there anyone out there left who seriously believes that Bush is going to be better for national security over the long term than Kerry?
In just 3 1/2 years, Bush has allowed 9/11 to happen on his watch, gotten us bogged down in a costly, misguided and unnecessary war in Iraq without any real support from the international community and with no exit strategy in sight, and now he's dropping the ball with China. We really can't afford four more years of this incompetence. 
