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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (266972)	6/25/2002 11:15:54 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 769670

Raymond..... >>Hi Buddy, Re: the US was trying to 'encircle' the Asian economies for the purpose of keeping them 'poor' was faulty. I wasn't trying to imply that we were attempting to prevent economic growth in China. More to the point, we are trying to contain their territorial expansionism (remember Tibet?) and military hegemony of the region. We will certainly be trading with them, and would hope their consumer sector can suck up some of our manufactures, especially airplanes and other big ticket items sold by multinationals. So that the profits flow not to the American public but to the coffers of foreign domiciled corporations that pay good money for the politicians they own in Washington. -Ray>> Smile! Exit the castle. www.tbafoundation.com 119293!!

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (266972)	6/25/2002 11:29:36 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "I wasn't trying to imply that we were attempting to prevent economic growth in China. More to the point, we are trying to contain their territorial expansionism (remember Tibet?) and military hegemony of the region...." >>> Right, but if you're talking China specifically, I don't see where any of the moves we or our new south Asian 'buddies' have taken to date offer especially much in the 'containment' area. (Intros to new energy markets, yes.) >>> As to 'encircling' Russia and south Asia... and inducing some type of mercantilism that keeps them poor (and presumably us rich), well I've heard that argument before (from some ex-Soviet empire defenders) and I don't see much merit in it, or evidence of it. I doubt it would be successful, and I doubt the results would be as assumed by the theory... and therefore I doubt that anyone would be foolish enough to try it. >>> There is far too much dependable wealth to be made just ensuring synchronous Capitalist development among the nation states of the area to consider attempting to turn back the clock to try to enforce mercantilism. >>> A difference of 'degrees' perhaps :)