[lewislynn]

Get the Chinese surrounded, make them think twice before helping Terrorist nations.

We can't do that, they'll cut off our supply of goods and destroy our econony...< /somewhat sarcasm >

[forAmericasFutureVoteBush]

That`s OK, we can get our junk from India instead of china. At least India doesn`t threaten the U.S. with War.

[fret1]

The great thing about the US economy is that our economic activity/GDP largely "circulates" within the country. Less than 10% of our economy is export-based unlike China's which is export-dependent. The US could theoretically "withstand" an import cut from Chinese goods. We could buy cheap goods from other countries like India. BUT, unfortunately for the US, China 'kinda' keeps our national debt in check by buying large sums of US Treasury. So if China unloads/sells them in retaliation, it could spell trouble.