"Official" Apology to the PRC
Dear China,
We're sorry that you don't train your fighter pilots better. As a token of our
apology, here's a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000.
We're sorry that you're front-line fighter planes can't outmaneuver a 35 year
old prop-driven airliner. Perhaps you'd like to consider purchasing some surplus
1950's era Lockheed Starfighters from Taiwan. (Who just replaced all theirs with
shiny new F-16's)
We're sorry that you believe your territorial waters extend all the way to
Australia. For future reference, here's an American 6th grade geography
textbook. (Please take note of the Copyright information printed inside the
cover.)
We're sorry that you can't seem to see your part of this incident. We know that
it may seem easier to blame others than to take responsibility. Consider this
while we build several new Aegis destroyers for our friends in the Republic of
China (Taiwan).
We're especially sorry for treating you with such respect for the last 20 years.
We'll definitely rethink this policy, and will probably go back to treating you
like a common untrustworthy street gang very soon.
We're very sorry for ever granting you Most-Favored-Nation trading status. This
will be rectified at the soonest possible opportunity.
Sincerely,
The United States of America
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A lesson in numbers:
CHINA: 23 nuclear weapons, all land-based, with unproven guidance systems.
UNITED STATES: 16,000+ nuclear weapons, including land-based, airborne,
sub-based, and a whole slew of cruise missiles with guidance systems so
sophisticated that one could easily target any individual doorway in Beijing
from 1,000 miles away.
Do the math, idiots.