tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post4046458445182527256..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: From the Playground to International RelationsSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-4957788625268579732015-08-16T14:52:40.678-04:002015-08-16T14:52:40.678-04:00Doesn't the USA Still outspend China on milita...Doesn't the USA Still outspend China on military equipment at a ratio of 5 to 1? Certainly the pace at which military spending growth favours China, but than the analogy would have to be the boy catching up to the girl (who is in the lead) and the girl declaring it not a race.<br /><br />The analogy "I am winning the race--it is not a race", it seems to me, could be reworked if it applied to relative growth rates, not absolute values. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085546637843344988noreply@blogger.com