> > Nations are not competitors. They are trade partners. > Of course nations are competitors. International trade is an unregulated market, every nation compe

> > Nations are not competitors. They are trade partners. > Of course nations are competitors. International trade is an unregulated market, every nation competes economically with each other and tries to extract maximally favorable deal for themselves; when negotiations get heated, they get backed up by military strength, and the only reason we don't go to war often is a combination of sanity and MADness. What does this have to do with post-WWII economic recovery in the U.S.?