China to Rule the World?

       If we are to fear the actions of a country outside of the US, shouldn't we move our fear the actions of a few angry people in a couple of poor countries to a real threat with money, numbers, and legit ways and means to attack us, like China and many of the other countries of the East?  They have the resources, money, and real weapons of mass destruction. The only thing holding them back is the ability to grow enough food to feed their numbers.  If they were to take over the US, they will have more than enough land to grow all the food they need; and there populace is educated at a greater level in high school  than most universities in the US educate their students so they would be able to outwit us through technology and other equally valid advances .
       What stops this very real threat from attacking us while we are weakened and spending billions on a war  of little real consequence? Plus we are now financially indebted to them through our borrowing of billions to help bail-out ill-managed US companies.  I really want to know what is keeping us safe?

The "War on Terror"...

       The "War on Terror" in Iraq seems to be fought like very bad police work.  It is as if a horrible crime house was in a neighborhood, (Lets say they killed several people to cover up a drug manufacturing ring; kinda fits doesn't it?)  Well, instead of going directly to the house of issue, they invade every house in the neighborhood, take prisoners, torture them for information, kill the ones they can not capture or get information from, all the while really knowing that the persons they want were on vacation and can never be found through the neighborhood!
        The families of those made into victims will be furious and take actions.  They will have good reason; and the fact that the Qu'ran directly tells its followers to take armed actions against those attacking those who can not defend themselves, only adds fuel to a fire that is already burning bright as the sun!  Will we learn before we are made to suffer for real crimes against woman, children, and innocents?  I don't want my family and those close to me harmed because of of a war of vengeance that I never supported.