[AmusedBystander]

invading foreign countries with sizable armies.

Patience my friend. One day when we are really into them, we'll attack. Or maybe not.

[mysterio]

One day when we are really into them, we'll attack.

If China doesn't send the repo man to get our military equipment first, that is.

[cchandler]

I see no problem with a large trade deficit? We still have infrastructure, we still have manufacturing capabilities, we just enjoy a more wealthy national lifestyle than countries like India and China who are experiencing the equivalent of turn-of-the-century America.