Doing my part to spread the word.

[TexKan]

Waitttttt!............ i don't consider american made products 2nd rate..... I never said that - I don't think............ if I did - that's not what I meant.

I love American made things - just can't afford them! Whenit comes to soaps and other botique items - I think American made is the best! Infact I think home made is even better! I just don't have the money to shop in speciality stores and botiques - one of my favorite is Vermont House - mostly american made hard to find old stuff - they still have Evening in Paris parfume........ the Santa Clause and angel carrolers candels - (probably china made) .......... but I love thier stuff! High prices tho...... That and Lands End

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

You do have a choice to not buy products made in China, you have to go a little out of your way and be inconvienenced a little but you can do it. The point I'm trying to make is that since you got some email saying don't go to CITGO you don't go. That's easy but if you REALLY want to do something don't buy chinese products.

But the fact is, China is presently somewhat of an ally. Whether that is a good thing remains to be seen. But at present they are friendly with the U.S. and China doesn't own WalMart.

Citgo is directly owned by the Venezualan government. Hector Chavez is the dictator of Venezuzla. Hector Chavez is very anti-American.

But, if you want to buy your gas at a Citgo station, by all means, go ahead. I'm sure others, once they know the truth, will go out of their way to avoid buying gas at a Citgo station.

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

You do have a choice to not buy products made in China, you have to go a little out of your way and be inconvienenced a little but you can do it. The point I'm trying to make is that since you got some email saying don't go to CITGO you don't go. That's easy but if you REALLY want to do something don't buy chinese products.

Now Army, you are the one that got riled when I said to buy AMERICAN awhile back, remember?? You and BUBBA!!?? Personally, I try to buy AMERICAN where I can!

[TexKan]

Thanks Bubba!........... my point exactly!!!

[Bubba]

Glad to help. I'm an equal opportunity antagonist, if I haven't pissed everybody off yet, give me time. I'm sure I'll get around to you eventually. I like to look for the "other side" to every viewpoint.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by TexKan

Thanks Bubba!........... my point exactly!!!

If that was your point then why didn't you say it instead of waiting for someone else to make your point for you?

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Bubba

Glad to help. I'm an equal opportunity antagonist, if I haven't pissed everybody off yet, give me time. I'm sure I'll get around to you eventually. I like to look for the "other side" to every viewpoint.

Wait...I got first dibs on being the antagonist....stand in line buddy...lol

I wouldn't buy Citgo gas if I can avoid it. I'm not sure if I've ever even been to a CitGO.

[Flying Dutchman]

The only Citgo I can think of that I ever used was my toilet. (Sit Go)

[TexKan]

You boys just lookin for a bitch slap ain't ya??????................ I like the sit go thing tho................ now that's funny!

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Bubba

But the fact is, China is presently somewhat of an ally..

Are they? Are they an ally or a trade partner. There is a difference. Britian is an ally. China is not...

China's Ally Escalating Proxy War with Israel

Confident of Chinese support at the United Nations, Iran is escalating its proxy war with Israel, intensifying efforts to involve Syria in the conflict, and accelerating its secret nuclear weapons development program.

The next 48 hours could be critical. Some Israeli and American analysts believe (a) Hezbollah is poised to strike Tel Aviv, and (b) Syria is preparing to enter the conflict.

Iran could even strike Israel directly, according to some experts. Not for nothing, they say, have Iranian leaders been threatening to "wipe Israel off the map."

And Al Qaeda's call for global jihad--and unprecedented appeal for support from non-Muslims among the world's "downtrodden"--as previously reported, could also signal preparations for all-out Islamist war against Israel and the West.

Friday's developments seemed truly ominous. Hezbollah fired more than 100 missiles into Israel--including previously unknown long-range rockets--wounding at least six people. The longer-range "Khaibar 1" missiles landed in an open area near the town of Afula, around 33 miles from the Lebanese border. The rocket--named for Mohammed's battle with Jewish tribes in Medina--carried a 100 kg (220 lb.) payload of explosives in its warhead.

The strike matched the farthest distance that Hezbollah rockets have landed inside Israel since the fighting began on July 12. In all, the Shiite terrorist army, which is funded and directed by Iran, has fired more than 1,500 rockets into the Jewish State since starting the conflict with a cross-border raid.

In addition to Afula, the Israeli towns of Kiryat Shemona, Nahariya, Rosh Pina and Karmiel were hit on Friday.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (pictured above) has vowed to take the war deeper into Israel, suggesting there could be strikes south of the city of Haifa. Should Hezbollah missiles hit Tel Aviv, Israel would almost certainly respond with a massive retaliation, including, possibly, attacking Iranian/Hezbollah ally Syria.

In Iran's view, an Israeli retaliatory strike against Syria would compel a counterattack. Conventional wisdom says Syria would lose badly in a military confrontation with Israel. But Tehran may be counting on a Hezbollah barrage of longer-range missiles--some of which could be equipped with chemical warheads--to strengthen Syria's offensive capabilities.

In the event of a wider war, Syria could conceivably recover all or part of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured during the Six-Day War of June 1967. More likely, a humiliating Syrian defeat by Israel would lead to the fall of Syria's secular regime. Sunni Islamists--the long suppressed Muslim Brotherhood--could come to power.

Either way, Iranian influence throughout the region would increase. As shown by the impressive degree of coordination between Sunni Palestinian Hamas and Shiite Lebanese Hezbollah, Islamists are setting aside their traditional religious rivalries to challenge Israel and its ally, the United States.

And China ... under US pressure to influence its oil-rich ally, Iran, and control its nuclear-armed, missile-proliferating vassal, North Korea ... could not be happier.

Funny...doesn't sound like an ally to me....

China Confidential: China's Ally Escalating Proxy War with Israel