>Hi Tc,
>This news totally made me so depressed.
>
>
>>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/15/inside-the-ring-2059116/
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>>Who knows, maybe China threatened to call in the debt...
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>>That was a fear of Pete Peterson:
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>>Message #1410037
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>>Charlie Rose interview with Pete Peterson is now available online:
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>>http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10443
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>>The Chinese are believed to keep about 70 percent of their $2 trillion foreign assets in dollars.
>>Chinese central bank in March floated the idea of creating a reserve currency alternative to the U.S. dollar based on the International Monetary Fund's special drawing rights—a basket of currencies
>>http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/judgments/2009/06/03/china-s-debt-restlessness

So..

We can planned anti-missile defense in Europe.

Russia tells us to pound sand. Russia prepares a new generation of ICBM for deployment.

China tells us to pound sand.

We loosen restrictions on missile technology to China.

China tells everyone to pound sand w/regard to Iranian nuclear sanctions (today).

Iran tells us to pound sand.

N Korea tells us to pound sand. Tests nuclear weapons. Tests missiles.

We piss around wondering what is the politically correct thing to do in Afghanistan while our troops are being killed at a much increased pace.

Pakistan is in process of falling.

Afghanistan is falling.

We are running from Iraq.

Venezuela tells us to pound sand - buys aircraft/antiarcraft/missiles from Russia. Opens bases to Russia.

Hey - the Messia is really doing well on foreign policy.

Thanks Tamar.