[meadsjn]

I suggest all the tut-tutters in this thread take a look at China's book "Unrestricted Warfare", and let the message sink in.

That's unlikely - the Free Trade Kool-Aid tastes too great.

[datura]

Once again, for all who doubt China's goals in the future, I highly suggest you go to this link for a PLA White Paper on their military goals.

The jihadists which we are battling today are merely the pawns of the PLA - for money. Note the increased need for oil as well as the proximity to the ME oil fields - China is only one nation away from owning real estate in the ME. That is the explanation for China's investments in Pakistan, and an additional incentive for why we are in Iraq - to keep China out of the ME. The al Qeada are only "Hired guns" if you will, to keep China's deniability and the PLA out of the fight until we are attrited. Laugh all you want at that idea, but in the end you'll see that is true.

[conserv13]

That's unlikely - the Free Trade Kool-Aid tastes too great

Do you mean the kind you get at Wal Mart and other discount stores? How much of what we consume comes from China, and whose fault is that?