From: "Phil Payne" 

"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
news:op.s74iu2mseipai0{at}dsl40.bgtnvtpl.sover.net...
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:01:57 -0400, Phil Payne
>  wrote:
>
> > http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d70e453a-cd8c-11da-afcd-0000779e2340.html
> >
> > "'We are going to hold them accountable [this] week, and we
are going to
> > hold them accountable in the future,' said a senior administration
> > official."
> >
> > Let's get this straight.  The USA, running the biggest current account
> > deficit in history and with the biggest debts of any nation in history,
> > is
> > going to "hold accountable" a nation many times its
size with a positive
> > trade balance and 10% growth in 1Q06?
> >
> > The Chinese are known for being inscrutable and polite, but this could
> > test
> > them more than anything to date.  I hope they can keep straight faces.
> >
> > I know I couldn't.
> >
>
> Oh, you'd rather we went to war?

What the hell are you on about?  You want to go to war with the Chinese now?

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