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Thread: End game: War with China to cancel US debt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Business_Casual View Post
    Agree, the crime was covering up human to human transmissibility once it got out. I do think it was likely shoddy quality control/procedures in their lab that allowed this.

    As to scrap steel, rubber and oil, not the point. The point is we boxed in Japan, if we box in China the same course is likely.
    You missed the point.

    Japan WANTED to be a super power and was lacking natural resources.

    China IS a superpower and has plenty of natural resources.

    We aren't capable of boxing in China, won't happen. Do you think we are the only consumer of Chinese goods? Also do you think the US government has been on China's tit because they aren't getting anything out of it? The US government will do everything they can to prevent any kind of real conflict (other than the usual political theater) with China because that would stop a giant gravy train going into the pockets of the DC power brokers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    You missed the point.

    Japan WANTED to be a super power and was lacking natural resources.

    China IS a superpower and has plenty of natural resources.

    We aren't capable of boxing in China, won't happen. Do you think we are the only consumer of Chinese goods? Also do you think the US government has been on China's tit because they aren't getting anything out of it? The US government will do everything they can to prevent any kind of real conflict (other than the usual political theater) with China because that would stop a giant gravy train going into the pockets of the DC power brokers.
    I think there are multiple factions in DC, all with sometimes conflicting and sometimes converging agendas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Business_Casual View Post
    I think there are multiple factions in DC, all with sometimes conflicting and sometimes converging agendas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Business_Casual View Post
    I think there are multiple factions in DC, all with sometimes conflicting and sometimes converging agendas.
    Absolutely, couldn't agree more. And that is why I don't buy into a single "deep state" conspiracy. However when Clinton trades hard drives full of tech and erodes restrictions on their Favored Nation Trading status, that isn't a one time deal and the rent still gets paid even if everyone can't agree on who is the land lord.

    Things are put in place and if it's a money maker each administration is more than willing to inherit that windfall. The government is a lot like the mafia, they know it's more lucrative to work together in a cooperative and cohesive way, but that doesn't mean if it suits their purposes right now they won't whack each other trying for a bigger piece of pie. And if conflict really cuts into profits, they will still come back to the table to work it out, at least until the opportunity for a bigger piece of the pie comes along again.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

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