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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Although if they did that they lose all their investment...so there is incentive on their side to not do that.
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Not necessarily. A rival or competitor would make the investment in our economy, real estate, investments, banking, etc. to hold onto a influential portion for if the time came that a dispute arose, they could dramatically influence and damage the enemy without having to fire a shot. Results gained would be worth more than the investment lost. This is the future of wars. Why do you think we print Iraq's money in Virginia? If they ever decide to turn on us (the government we created), we can topple their economy overnight. Countries can recover from bomb blasts and craters. Not so much from a total systemic shutdown.