The Cuban Crisis Redux (Red China Becomes Communist Cuba's New Benefactor)

FrontPageMag ^ | April 8, 2005 | Frederick W. Stakelbeck

[Marine_Uncle]

"POTUS...had to look that one up. Good question. It appears he is starting to wake up, but he is still mired in Free Trade rhetoric. Rest assured, whoever happens to occupy the White House will have no choice but to wake up when the time comes. Let's just hope that they don't prefer to go back to sleep!!! Until next time--TTS"

I was going to log out after four other posts responses...
Yup. Much wisdom in your analysis. Keep posting TTS.
Semper Fi and good night, whoops .....morning.

[TapTheSource]

Former Marin myself...Semper Fi right back at ya!!!

[DarkWaters]

You won't get any disagreement from me. And I tell who I can.

[LibertarianInExile]

Oh, right, it's Bill Clinton's fault. /sarc

Only Nixon could go to China.

He is burning in hell for it, too.

[TapTheSource]

==Only Nixon could go to China.

You are absolutely correct. Nixon was the genesis of our modern problems with Red China.

[rodguy911]

Of course that is the big question, what will happen to Cuba when Castro dies. Looks like he is setting up the Chicoms as his heirs. That will be a disaster if we let it happen. they are ringing us in in almost no time, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, S. America. We should not let it happen.

[rodguy911]

It's far more possible than many think. The problem is it would cost just a little more to deal with India, and some of the other third worlders, but would be worth the small increase. Good idea.

[TapTheSource]

Thank you. It would also have the effect of slowly weening our allies off a dependence on Red China's slave labor pool, strengthen the economies of Japan, Taiwan, etc, while at the same time creating a very attractive market (as you said) for third world countries to inherit a significant portion of the business pulled out of Red China. In short, since money talks and everything else walks in todays world, this could substantially shift the balance of economic and political power back to the US and its allies.

[rodguy911]

The only thing I see preventing this from happening is for many big companies to develop new sources in other third world countries. Right now there is an "lcd attitude" lowest common denominator. Even if say, India can come in at 1.05 on an item and China 1.00 many companies will still buy China even for a nickel and usually an inferior product. There is no loyalty for one's country in todays capitalism, no thought for the well being of one's country only the company bottom line.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Oh, right, it's Bill Clinton's fault. /sarc Only Nixon could go to China. He is burning in hell for it, too."

Very good point. I forgot about King Richard. I stand corrected. Yea, he opened the pandoras box. And let us not forget all those in DoS over the years that have made overtures to the folks in Beijing. And let us not forget the corporations that want to do business with the Chicoms etc..
And lets us not forget all the think tanks and others that supply informative dialog with our executive branch and DoS.
Lots of folks must take the blame as how things have developed. I should have been a bit more expansive in my comment.

[Marine_Uncle]

"There is no loyalty for one's country in todays capitalism, no thought for the well being of one's country only the company bottom line."

These things have been spinning out of hand and only get worse. It is like we really have reached some years back a point of no return. To many newer generation executives, board members, stock holders, just do not realize for whatever reason, that as we continue to loss our industrial base, for one thing, we are lossing in the long run. Where are all our kids and those of us that loss our current jobs going to find any work? Bottom line philosophy really puts us at the bottom of the ocean with no air. But there is little many can do to reverse the trend. We're locked into the path of no return at this juncture in time.

[bvw]

Albania II: La Habana.