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bym.ducharme ( 1082683 ) writes:
Only as long as it takes to convince China that they need our purchasing power more than they need to protect the twerps in Pyongyang.
byAliasMarlowe ( 1042386 ) writes:
Only as long as it takes to convince China that they need our purchasing power more than they need to protect the twerps in Pyongyang.
In which meaning do you use the word "need" here?
There are several possibilities, and you apparently have not considered all of them. First, an economic need in the supplier-customer relationship, in both short-term and long-term variants. The purchasing power of a customer speaks only to this one. Second, the political needs of China, also in short-term and long-term variants. It may be more attractive to China to encourage Pyongyang's lunacy as a recurring barb against the USA, with all of the geopolit
bym.ducharme ( 1082683 ) writes:
Well I think my reference to purchasing power indicates pretty clearly which version of "need" I was thinking of. As Slick Willy says, "It's the economy, stupid." Wen Jiabo's (sp?) parting speech made it pretty clear that internal economics is a priority in China. As to your other two points, I think that you have a point, but there have been signs lately that Beijing is getting tired of North Korea and their shit. The resolution that is going through the UN today is I think probably going to be unopposed b
byX0563511 ( 793323 ) writes:
Here's one for them: stop being dicks.
That's it - no apology, no words - just stop acting like a bunch of fools.
bym.ducharme ( 1082683 ) writes:
I wish. If every world leader did that, we could eliminate war overnight.
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bys.petry ( 762400 ) writes:
Nope, you would just see more proxy wars. The UK and US don't run around talking smack, but have killed at least as many in the last 20 years as Saddam in his full reign. Combine the open wars with the proxies (funding for rebellions in Egypt, Syria, Libya, etc... etc..).
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