Hi Billy,

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On Apr 30, 2012, at 12:22, [email protected] wrote:

> Therefore a spare tire for consumer electronics, transformers,
> and everything else that we would need if, say, a Chinese collapse
> results in large scale war, or turmoil in the Mid East if Israel is hit
> by Iranian rockets and a war like 1973 breaks out  --to use just
> two examples.
>  
> Spare tire :  Don't leave home without it.

The problem is that everything has tradeoffs.  Saving electronic transformers 
may not be worth it if it costs political unity and economic growth. We need 
robust scenarios, realistic analyses, and balanced strategies. Justifying 
policy by accusing opponents of ignoring "national security interest" is the 
opposite of that. :-)

E

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