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Did I say all is good? I don't think so. I said things could be worse. Right now Russia IS NOT at war with Finland, and I'll be happy if it stays that way. The most stupid thing we could do is to start a war with Russia by ourselves, like the Georgians did. The Georgians screwed up their relations with Russia, and now they are paying for it. Just like Saddam's Iraq screwed its relations with the US in the early 1990s and paid for it later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
America needs Chinese resources FAAAAAR more than China needs America. Like Camelopard said, have you checked the current trade imbalance between the two countries lately? :mark:
The war against terrorism was legitimate in Afghanistan. As you can see today Al-Qaeda cells have almost evaporated. I've always been a disbeliever with the connection of terrorism to Iraq and in my view initially was an unjust war. What I am saying now is that 'the ends justify the means.' The Iraq War in the future may be seen as a war of survival. Resources over human lives.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
The option was on the table for other countries to participate in Iraq. What was bound to happen is that all of the naysayers are now going to want a piece of the pie when it comes to Iraq's oil. America can deny this, but hasn't and already other foreign countries, aside from the U.S., have been investing money into Iraq.Quote:
Anyway, intersesting questions, cynical answers. It's still one more question that you omitted: If the reason is the one you mentioned was it fair to imply so many other countries in a war for US's own interests? If your answer will be again "Yes", then I want to know why.
This is why more and more people have an antiamerican attitude.
Also, do you really think Americans care if anyone is anti-American? This is a nation built on a platform of failure after the Revolutionary War. All of the brains in Europe believed that America was doomed to fail and now the United States is eating their lunch.
No, they're equal trading partners. At no time will China cut off America because that would spell disaster for their economy and vice versa. As long as both companies can trade, then there will be peace.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
I meant to say "as long as Russia wasn't at war with Finland"Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
:mark: While a bilateral trade agreement exists, you may want to check recent immport/export figures between the two countries :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
And whom would China sell all the sh!t they produce? Africa? India? They don't have enough money! Not even Europe can consume as much as the US! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
The funny thing is that us borrow money from china to buy chineese products.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Those Chinese are rather helpful aren't they :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
They sure are :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
You don't seem to realise that the PRC isn't just selling to the US. The PRC it's self has a huge population and consumerism is booming, when you have 1.3 billion people to buy stuff do you really think they care if the US stops buying from them?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
"Not even Europe can consume as much as the US!"
I'm not sure where you get this from, do you have any more information? ie just what are they consuming more of? I've seen lots of ''crap" made in the PRC being sold in Europe. The computer you are using at the moment, where was it made? My Compaq laptop was made in the PRC.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Europe
"In 2005 the population of Europe was estimated to be 728 million according to the United Nations, which is slightly more than one-ninth of the world's population."
Latest figure for the US is just over 300 million and I dare say that most economies in Europe are in far better shape than the US.
Glad I have my Halliburton shares....