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Post #366,946 by folkert 11/29/12 9:36:26 AM Reply	I know, I know... The implications are big. But why again does the US really need to be the World Police again? If the Countries that need to step up and respond back... don't/can't/won't... why should we step in a do it... "because we always have" is probably the answer. Yes, I know there are only a few that could put up a stink about it. Yes, I know we are going to have to respond. Yes, I know we are going to have to spend yet even MORE money. Some time in the future, we are going to need to stop have a Military budget (including "Black/Top" Secret projects) that tops the next 23 countries! Yes, the next largest 23 countries military budgets combined just equal what we spend for ours alone. Over half of our budget is Military. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #366,949 by boxley 11/29/12 11:28:29 AM Reply	Strait_of_Malacca 1/2 the worlds shipping goes thru there. Chinese could own/close it Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #366,950 by drook 11/29/12 11:32:53 AM Reply	So? -- Drew
Post #366,952 by folkert 11/29/12 11:45:42 AM 11/29/12 11:52:02 AM Reply	Exactly my point. In fact China wants to cut a Strait across Isthmus of Kra, They want to pay for it... I mean really, the stuff going through that Strait, is on mainly Persian to East Asian destinations and from East Asia to Persian/African destinations. China would be cutting its own throat. People would just go around the strait and many do already. It adds distance... but whatever. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Edited by folkert Nov. 29, 2012, 11:52:02 AM EST Expand All History
Post #367,010 by jay 11/30/12 9:20:09 AM Reply	Complex question But why again does the US really need to be the World Police again? That is actually a complex question. But a lot of the answer is that the US has the power to act as World Police and has worked hard to keep anybody else from getting that kind of power. Jay
Post #367,033 by folkert 11/30/12 1:47:45 PM Reply	"because we always have" is probably the answer. Which is sorta the same one you gave. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C

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