[sam_paine]

Strangling Imperial Japan's oil supplies... Was a boycott, the antithesis free trade.

Exactly. So when we 'pull the plug' on China and boycott their goods, then what happens? Is that what you want?

[jboot]

Exactly. So when we 'pull the plug' on China and boycott their goods, then what happens? Is that what you want?

So you think we are a hostage to our "free trade" policy because if we quit, it starts a hot war? What a wonderful endorsement of the policy!

I say scrap it now, then, while we can still win.