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Will Congress Declare A Trade War Against China?
Submitted by Michael Kleen on Fri, 2011-10-07 01:00
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Failing governments throughout history have used wars as an excuse to rally citizen support for the political establishment to win elections or hold off revolutions. But with America currently involved in numerous military conflicts with falling popular support and no victories in sight, the Democrats and Republicans have decided on a contrived trade war instead.
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