"Brad Guth" wrote in message
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China and even India have not only caught up to us, but have been
lending/investing their spare loot, so as to keeping us afloat.


Which makes them highly dependent on our success
and well-being. They are only rolling in cash because
they don't let their currency float. That's not a sustainable
policy. We're are only tolerating it now because we're
waiting for democracy to take over China.

Then they'll have to start playing by the economic rules.


At which point they become allies.

They are already our best financial allies, and unless you're an idiot
with some kind of death wish, you don't bite the hands feeding you.

They are the ones with the huge trade surplus. Which means
their economy is far more dependent on us, than we are
on them. In a trade war our inflation would rise by higher
prices. But their economy would collapse.

But you're right we don't need any more wars, economic and
otherwise. Although it looks like Iran is in the batters box.

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~ BG