While in India Palin identifies China as new Republican bogeyman, suggests they might launch military offensive. In other words, BOO!

From the Daily Mail:

While in India yesterday Mrs Palin suggested China is preparing itself to launch a military offensive.

She questioned why the Far East country was stockpiling ballistic missiles, submarines and ‘new-age, ultramodern aircraft’ seemed unjustified when it did not face an outside threat.

‘What’s with the military buildup?’ She said. ‘China’s military growth can’t just be for defensive purposes.’

While our President is in South America using diplomacy to win hearts for America, while dealing with a very troubling problem in Libya, Snowdrift Snooki is spreading fear and distrust of what is rapidly becoming perhaps the most powerful nation on the planet.

If ever there were a starker contrast between what we need in a President, and what we should avoid at all cost, I believe this about sums it up.

And before the Republicans follow Palin's lead and start vilifying China, as they are apt to do when the Grizzled Mama identifies a target, they might well remember that currently America is China's bitch, and whose policy decisions made that possible.

George Bush started two unnecessary wars, with the full support of the Republican party, and charged the cost of those conflicts on a credit card issued by China. This effectively made our ability to deal with China impotent since we now owe them in excess of two trillion dollars. Saber rattling and empty threats do not work when directed at the country with the ability to repossess your saber.

Of course China is going to use their leverage to build up their military, which they undoubtedly feel they will need when they take their place as the world's newest superpower.   An eventuality that is certainly not out of the realm of possibilities, which is why it behooves America to deal with China in an honest and diplomatic manner while taking the opportunity to partner with them whenever it presents itself.

After all countries are far more likely to take advice from a nation they respect and have alliances with than from a potential enemy they no longer fear. (By the way China has increased their spending to around 90 billion while America now spends a whopping 661 billion annually.)

Which is yet another reason to keep a Republican out of the White House as long as possible, especially a war mongering, foreign relations ignoramus like Sarah Palin.

Update: By the way for those who have been asking, Palin's trip to India and Israel WAS funded by SarahPAC. I heard Norah O'Donnell report as much this morning.  No surprise really, but what do these people really expect to gain by sending their hard earned money to this fraud so that she can go on vacation overseas?