It is interesting to note how China came to the aid in investing in U.S. bonds at a time when our staggering debt and troubled economy needed a boost.

In that the issue of "healthcare not warfare" has become such a vital topic in today's progressive circles much can be learned from evaluating what China spends on its military compared to U.S. expenditures.

Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards wrote in the January 1, 2009 issue of The Washington Spectator:

"The new administration will take office in January 2009, inheriting a budget for the Department of Defense that will exceed $600 billion per year, roughly equal to the rest of the world.  Because we are not facing the possibility of armed conflict with the rest of the world put together, it's clear that some adjustment is appropriate."