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To: Sig who wrote (123688)	1/25/2004 3:02:56 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<The economy is only expected to grow by somewhat less than 1 trillion on the GDP this year. Our ten Carriers and their pilots are getting rusty with nothing to shoot at for 9 months, and the 57 nooclear subs are perhaps gathering barnacles in some forsaken off-shore port.> They could be deployed around Taiwan to ensure that exports from China proceed uninterrupted to the USA and rest of the world. The global economy depends on continuing trade with China. Taiwan might decide to invade China to re-establish legitimate government based on democratic freedoms. The USA could stop them doing that. Also, China might decide to adopt USA policy of pre-emptive war to prevent war in which case the ships could stop China attacking Taiwan. The USA depends on exports from Taiwan and China so it's important to keep the trade flowing. Mqurice