[CowboyJay]

"Protecting yourself against those who seek to attack and destroy you is something different from merely protecting yourself from economic competition."

Throughout history, it is shown that a strong economy is necessary to wage war. Warfare, political systems, and economy cannot be seperated, no matter how hard some would wish. Gold is the life's-blood of any army or government.

[TBP]

Throughout history, it is shown that a strong economy is necessary to wage war.

Which is exactly why we need to stop doing business with our enemy and start choking off their slave-labor economy.