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This is what Trump world fails to understand. Alienating allies with no justification in reality is self-defeating. America has a positive trade balance with Australia. It's a safe bet the Australian exporters will be looking for other buyers, and importers for other suppliers. Big Pharma's lobbying of Trump, to force Australia to pay full price for medications covered by the PBS, outraged the electorate. Every political commentator in Australia agrees the Trump effect was a significant factor in the Coalition wipeout. Voters effectively said screw you, America.

Does Dr. Redfield have factual evidence to support his claim, or is he expressing an opinion? Argumentum ad verecundiam only has some validity with consensus, not individuals.

Wants are different to needs. What is it that America makes which is needed by any other country in the world? Who wants to pay more money for a product which is inferior in quality? Car buyers all over the world have already answered that question.

Obviously the OP has exceeded your attention span.

No, he will not. "The Art of the Deal" was ghostwritten.

People board aircraft on a daily basis. They trust the science and engineering of the flight industry, and the skill of the pilots, to get them to their destination safely. Yet some of the same people won't trust the science behind vaccinations, because some populist looking for an audience to grift tells them what they want to hear. Vaccinations bad. Nobody would trust a person who has only driven a car to fly an aircraft, but when it comes to medical science, they think a chimpanzee in the cockpit is OK.

I guess SEM images of the coronavirus are all deep fakes then. There never was a moon landing, and all COVID vaccines contain nanochips.

Please elaborate on why you should think so.

Do you have any evidence this is the case, apart from your own totally unqualified opinion?

Your original post claimed nuclear reactors onboard aircraft carriers made electricity to power the propellers. Pro tip: When you're in a hole, getting out of it is easier if you stop digging. As China leads the world in nuclear fusion research and high speed trains, and seems to have attained parity or better in AI, I have no problem accepting they are smart people.

In a couple of years on the current trajectory, perhaps 70% of Americans won't be overweight or obese anymore.

Who wants to live like that? Are you licking up ants from the floor for the protein?

$596, including an overseas processing charge of $184. I understand it's the world's most expensive passport.

The last time I renewed my passport in Thailand, it was with the Honorary Consul in Chiang Mai, Ronald Elliott. His mobile number is 091 857 6996. I don't know if he is still serving in that role.

Imagine what happens when a nuclear reactor gets out of control. There's quite a few of them afloat and below water.

What makes you think a tug would cost any more than the hundreds of bulk carriers criss-crossing the oceans every day?

I do OK on a part Australian pension, plus investments. I am actually saving money living here. Australia is one of the few countries that produces clean food. At least I have a government that does not freeze pensions for the crime of living overseas.

My mistake, your final update post did not mention it.

A good result. A pity you got no monetary compensation; however, removing him from being a danger to the public is probably just as satisfying.

How do you know you are not in mental decline yourself?

You've heard of tugs?

Aircraft carriers don't use electricity for propulsion. The heat generated by nuclear fission is use to generate steam, which then goes to a steam turbine, converting thermal energy to kinetic energy. That's what turns the propellers. As far as risk goes, I'll take sitting on 275 tons of batteries over sitting on a nuclear reactor every time. So would most insurance companies.

None. I only have debit cards. One with Kasikorn, two with an Australian bank. I have a deep aversion to any form of credit. It's why so many people are drowning in debt. Call me a dinosaur, at least I know I will die solvent.

Nuclear powered. Have not heard of aircraft carriers using lithium batteries.

More relevant than the UK, anyway. One of the world's biggest suppliers of minerals and natural gas. We can feed ourselves. You check the passports of everyone during Songkhran? FYI, I hole up in the village, so don't blame me.