"DSK" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
SDI is our ace in the hole...and we're getting closer to perfecting it.

No we aren't. The contractors are making a smoke-and-mirrors show. The
Pentagon declared the last round of tests to be a failure.


... You are correct that the old MAD scenario will rear its ugly head
again...this time, with China. But if China is convinced that any ICBMs
launched at the US would be intercepted before they made landfall, they'd
be a lot more receptive to the threat of any military pressure from the
US.


What a laugh. China could trash the US economy with the stroke of a pen.

And we could do the same to them. But their thirst for US dollars to feed
their military would preclude them from doing such a thing.

We'd take it on the chin, but we'd recover a lot more rapidly. There'd be an
immediate surge in inflation, and an overwhelming demand for products and
parts that aren't available. Your local TV/electronics repairman would be
stuffed to the gills with work. The dollar stores would all go under.

Remember that we had a strong, vibrant economy *before* we started doing
business in China. Their economy didn't come around until we started doing
business there.



President Bush wouold be incredibly stupid to threaten them... and while
he may or may not be that stupid... I'd prefer to not find out...

At least we agree on this point.

somebody in his cabinet does have better sense and makes sure he doesn't
make the Chinese angry.

The Chinese started getting bolder and more aggressive once Clinton signed
the bill to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China in 2000.

Look what happened when they held that spy plane and it's crew...


What happened? China joined the WTO in December? That's a good thing.
They'll make agreements through the WTO, and then the WTO will ensure that
they're living up to their agreements.