[investigateworld]

You are both mixing apples and oranges. The point you are both choosing to ignore, is that these deficients, both in .gov and in trade policies are biting us in the rear.

Thanks to Wal-mart and other shortsighted business types, China is now building a blue water Navy and is in a position to start dictating internal policies for this nation.

Seriously, there is no free lunch.

[Mojave]

Seriously, there is no free lunch.

Ah, but there is free U.S. military technology for China. As long as you don't consider the "campaign contributions" to Clinton and Al (Iced Tea) Gore.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Please see your post 509; I believe you are the only erroneously conflating a trade and budget deficit. The two are not the same thing.