Slow Death by Panda

12 Aug 2013 • sterlingandlawrence.com

Washington drains the domestic economy to finance overseas wars. China extracts minerals and energy resources to create its domestic job market in manufacturing.

The US invests in military technology to target local insurgents challenging US client regimes; China invests in civilian technology to create competitive exports.

What do we take away from all this:  Empires rise and fall, but Pandas are forever cute.