[Myrddin]

I worry when some Americans believe , we have to stop here,now, if we don't, our success as a nation will end. The Soviet Union is gone but Red China is still there, I would like to let them fight us on this new battle field of capitalism, we have experience on this battle field, and we have a good chance of profiting from this new war. Talk about drawing someone onto your own battlefield.

China has some real problems. All the apparent success in their capitalistic endeavors is limited to some big coastal cities. The people inland are horribly impoverished. Fresh water is a big problem. Same for sufficient fuels. They also have a growing population of muslims who are bent on bringing internal strife. The U.S. marketplace of 300 million consumers is a real, tangible market to exploit. The Chinese may have 1.3 billion people, but the fraction of those people with adequate disposable income is very small. Most barely manage a subsistence level.

[buglemanster]

The U.S. marketplace of 300 million consumers is a real, tangible market to exploit. The Chinese may have 1.3 billion people, but the fraction of those people with adequate disposable income is very small. Most barely manage a subsistence level.

China has 400 million cell phone users as of 4th quarter 2005 (not pulling this out of my ass, do a google news search to verify). Sounds like a pretty big and growing market to me.