From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:29:42 -0400, Phil Payne
 wrote:

> "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?
>
>
That's just what I'm asking you.  What is your alternative to complaint and
negotiation?


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Gary Wiltshire

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