any chance they might be buying MRE's, diesel, and BDU's from us too?

Valid questions. Maybe they are striving for the American dream and spending all of their moola on military items. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I say we cut out the middle man and start selling them tanks, ships, planes and bombs directly. there's gotta be a hell of a profit margin on those items and who cares if they later get used against us?

Wouldn't be the first time something similar to this has happened. Ain't capitalism great? I am glad to see you thinking more mainstream. There has to be a buck to be made somewhere. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

er, I guess I might as well curse a lot too, since $5 says this post gets deleted like last time

Give me some credit. Your other post was MODified, not deleted. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I'll PM you and addy where you can mail that $5.

In a last ditch, last chance to bring this back to some resemblance of being within the topic of this forum, if this is indeed true (links would be nice, not just second hand info from the battery guy), then it could very well affect us. Higher battery prices, would probably be the most noticeable, although, I am not sure exactly where recycled lead re-enters the consumer chain (i.e. is it good enough to be used for batteries?). I also cannot believe the demand is that great to ship something as heavy as lead (scrap steel and machining waste are bad heavy enough) across the Pacific Ocean.

To zoom out one more step, and take a bigger look at the picture, we will see what the general effect China could/may/will have upon the world. It has been predicted for years that once they get their stuff organized (infrastructure is a BIG problem) then they will not only be major producer of all products (ag to whatever), but also a major consumer of many goods.

This will have an effect upon us all. While it is the way the world turns, it may also produce some very un-nice effects. It also has the ability to produce some good things. We are talking Wal-Mart style of providing products at a cheap price. (We can bash Wal-Mart and some of their practices, but they are providing exactly what the consumer wants; cheap goods, cheap prices).

Michael