[jerseygirl]

Yeah, I remember that. The Chicoms really do have us over a barrel. We can't "alienate" them/need their help with NK, etc. And they are making it very clear that they want Taiwan.

[Cronos]

So, let's see what happens here. First we get hit the slamofascists and we have to get the other anti-slamofascists -- Russia, Israel, India, South-east Asia to fight with us. The Chicoms stay inscrutable and don't get involved. They still export tons of stuff and make a lot of money while the rest of the world fights the slamos. The only way they get hurt is due ot the oil price increases. To circumvent this they make a deal in Central Asia. After the slamo war is over -- when it is over, no matter WHO wins the war, the real winner will be the Chicoms. The same as WWII -- Poland, Russia, Germany lost tons of soldiers. In fact, most of mainland Europe lost millions of people. The English and American losses were comparatively light, not even a million for the US. America came out of the war as the only industrial power with it's industrial base intact, in fact booming after supplying manufactured stuff to the rest of the world. That's why we had an incredibly properous 50s,60s and early 70s

The same will happen to the Chicoms, they will be the real winners.