China and Iran Alliance Paid for by USA
October 16th, 2009
China and Iran are birds of a feather. It is not about doing the right thing or making the world a better place. It is about money, politics, and most of all power for both these tyrants.
According to this morning’s Wall Street Journal, China and Iran’s alliance continues to grow with billions of dollars in trade and projects. Plus, China shielding is Iran in the United Nations on its nuclear weapon ambitions. I would not be surprised if China has secretly shared dangerous weapon technology with Iran.
The tragic irony is that our dollars are funding both these governments through our twin deficits. We have two huge trade deficits – one for goods and the other for energy. The tens of billions of dollars of cheaply made goods from China directly support their goal to be the world’s next super power. On energy, we import over 50% of the oil we use. Though we do not import directly from Iran, they earn billions from our energy imports because of oil prices.
As the money drains from our economy we weaken while enriching those that hate us.
We can still make real choices that really help fix this situation both on a personal and cultural scale.
Personally, my family and I now do not buy anything imported if we can possibly buy something made here in the USA. I drive a Ford Escape hybrid. It gets excellent millage and has had zero quality issues in the two years I have owned it.
Culturally, we need make some real choices about whether we want good jobs here or in places that have cost advantages due to lack of environmental controls, poor worker and product safety, currency manipulation, etc. We used to be a nation that made things, and we can be again. On energy, we need an emergency plan to produce more from domestic resources including wind, solar, and yes even safe nuclear power. Also, we need take a real look at consumption and see where we can use less.
Todd Lipscomb
Founder of MadeinUSAForever.com (www.MadeinUSAForever.com), your source for American-made products.
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