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Apr 14Edited

I keep trying to figure out what card he has to play. The bravado sounds very much like one one makes when you are broke and fighting with your lenders to refinance your debts. Your big hammer is to file bankruptcy and refinance via the court protection. But beyond using a nuke on China, what is the big hammer? I’m afraid that sent me down some rabbit holes, like, would/could he freeze China’s US assets…….including their $750 billion of US Treasury bonds?

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Mike Lew's avatar

Freezing China's assets could quickly turn into a hot war. Given the purge of the Pentagon's senior staff, I'm not sure a US victory is automatic. Dark days are ahead.

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David Court's avatar

Mike, I just liked this, and hated having to do it.

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Mike Lew's avatar

This easily makes my Top 5 Things I Hope I'm Wrong About list.

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Alondra's avatar

Crazy people with big power do not react well to mounting pressure. They get crazier. Wobbly stock and bond markets. Some defections, like Cruz and SCOTUS, from complete acquiescence. Columnist in WSJ suggesting impeachment. Finance guys talking recession and worse. Sagging approval numbers - anyone's guess what our mad king might do next.

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Richard Kane's avatar

Considering one of the reasons Japan attacked Pearl Harbor was the economic sanctions that the U S put on Japan to halt their Asian expansion, your argument about the economic war turning hot, is spot on.

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