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McGyver
Without going into an elaborate discussion to support my contention, portions of which are widely available throughout this Forum, it seems pretty clear from morning news reports and surveys that the U.S.'s policies of outsourcing mfr jobs, reliance on Arab oil, and priorities in protecting the U.S. from foreign terror threats have all collided - to which will likely reign in a new era of "protectionism" on free trade.
It's been more than a 10 year free run on outsourcing jobs to China, India, etc. - and now we must face the "opportunity costs" and consequences of what has treanspired. China has reinvested a large portion of this wealth into their military and technology research.
The U.S. has made China into a super-power, and nearly done the same with Saudi Arabia and that oil rich region, except they are "yet" to formulate themselves as a super-power in terms of military strength. But with the UAE ports deal now reluctantly taken off the table, that region feels offended, and perhaps rightly so - and they will likely respond back adversely to us in other ways. But didn't anyone ever consider, or inform UAE, that the U.S. has credible concerns over their link to terror groups.
It appears in the case of both China and Saudi Arabia, that we rewarded them with a "cookie" before they 1st acted to please us in the areas of human rights and military arms.
The Republican controlled Congress has finally heard the outcry from the American people, and there're really mad now over the ports deal - and that anger appears to be spilling over into the ever-increase outsourcing of jobs to places like China. We are facing a political and economic crisis all at the same time - and emotions are running high. China has remained reasonably quiet. But once Congress is compelled to address the huge outsourcing of American jobs, and our ever-increasing trade imbalance, sh... may hit the fan very soon - and right at a time when the Bush White House has made the threat of terrorism his No.1 item. He's caught in a quandry!
I knew this would eventually happen, but it appears the outcry of emotion and anger over the ports deal has put it all front and center. I even had bad dreams over this last night. I would encourage calm and reason - things are sure to change real soon.
Stephen Dolle
Dolle Communications
It's been more than a 10 year free run on outsourcing jobs to China, India, etc. - and now we must face the "opportunity costs" and consequences of what has treanspired. China has reinvested a large portion of this wealth into their military and technology research.
The U.S. has made China into a super-power, and nearly done the same with Saudi Arabia and that oil rich region, except they are "yet" to formulate themselves as a super-power in terms of military strength. But with the UAE ports deal now reluctantly taken off the table, that region feels offended, and perhaps rightly so - and they will likely respond back adversely to us in other ways. But didn't anyone ever consider, or inform UAE, that the U.S. has credible concerns over their link to terror groups.
It appears in the case of both China and Saudi Arabia, that we rewarded them with a "cookie" before they 1st acted to please us in the areas of human rights and military arms.
The Republican controlled Congress has finally heard the outcry from the American people, and there're really mad now over the ports deal - and that anger appears to be spilling over into the ever-increase outsourcing of jobs to places like China. We are facing a political and economic crisis all at the same time - and emotions are running high. China has remained reasonably quiet. But once Congress is compelled to address the huge outsourcing of American jobs, and our ever-increasing trade imbalance, sh... may hit the fan very soon - and right at a time when the Bush White House has made the threat of terrorism his No.1 item. He's caught in a quandry!
I knew this would eventually happen, but it appears the outcry of emotion and anger over the ports deal has put it all front and center. I even had bad dreams over this last night. I would encourage calm and reason - things are sure to change real soon.
Stephen Dolle
Dolle Communications