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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 12 2004, 10:52 PM (417 Views) | |
| perestroika | Aug 12 2004, 10:52 PM Post #1 |
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The Iraq war cost little more than 1 per cent of US GDP. A similar campaign by China, if it could have launched one, would have been vastly greater proportion of GDP. So much so as to possibly put an unsupportable burden on the economy. The point is that it will be many years before China's economy could allow it to challenge American power. This has given the Realpolitik camp an edge over the militarists. The resources are simply not there to allow them to directly challenge the US. Meantime, there are those in Beijing who believe that a military confrontation will never be necessary because the US will fall from within, particularly if the Democrats regain both houses. This is why the regime has rooted for every Democratic candidate since Carter. But democratic forces are also at work in China. As the country becomes more prosperous it could prove increasingly difficult for the regime to maintain its despotic grip on power. A prosperous and educated people are more likely to demand their rights, including the right to self-government, than a brow-beaten and poverty-stricken population. This is the regime's nightmare and one with a strong probability of occurring. I believe that time is on the side of democracy. I also believe that the US should not take chances with its national security — |
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