On Mar 21, 5:11*pm, Winston_Smith > wrote:
> sf > wrote:
> >On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:05:17 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> >>On Mar 21, 3:55*pm, sf > wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:55:15 -0700 (PDT),
>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >Sure, Russia and the Stans are still a threat, but we owe China a lot
> >>> >of money and if we don't pay it back...
>
> >>> I think our dept to China is part of our national defense.
>
> >>Actually, China is indebted to us for far more than a few cheap
> >>campaign contributions.
>
> >Whatever dood. *They aren't going to kill the goose that lays the
> >golden egg. *We keep buying their products and they won't bomb us. *Is
> >that simple enough for you to understand?
>
> Their internal market is hugely bigger than the US market and they are
> making impressive inroads into Africa and South America as they
> develop. *It may be the US is past egg producing age and the golden
> goose is ready for the stew pot.

You may be more right than any of us want to admit.

Business goes to where the money will be..not where it was.

TMT