2013-03-22, 02:11 PM
To put things in perspective, in 2008 our army was estimated to be about a millon strong.
Active duty, including airforce and navy, around a million.
Our country has a population of a little over 300,000, 000 people.
So lets assume a 1/300 military to civilian ratio.
China has a populattion of around one point three billion.
Assuming they could militarize 1/300th of their population, that's an army four times the size of our entire military.
So yes, america has to be damn sure that they don't piss off china.
Active duty, including airforce and navy, around a million.
Our country has a population of a little over 300,000, 000 people.
So lets assume a 1/300 military to civilian ratio.
China has a populattion of around one point three billion.
Assuming they could militarize 1/300th of their population, that's an army four times the size of our entire military.
So yes, america has to be damn sure that they don't piss off china.