let us watch the fun - kohlberg kravis roberts (KKR), Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Carlyle Group are the three other iconic names they can go after.
Stakes and funding can be taken in major VC firms like Sequoia and Norwest or better yet they can setup their own "greater china co-prosperity VC fund" on sand hill road and hire the best intellectual capital of US to work for the american branches of Cos whose main outfits are Govt funded in mainland China. superb way to siphon off and develop all sorts of useful technology
Amrika bahadur has bred the monster, the animal is hungry, first nibbling on the toes, then the ankle....
Potus: how do we manage this threat bob ?
SD staffer: I think more F-16s to pakistan is the solution saar!
Potus: hmmm *scratches balls* so be it ... you really come up with
outa the box solutions bob, thanks for being on my winning team,
come over to the ranch next month we will play a round of duck
shooting
SD staffer: thank you sire, I will personally phone President musharaff
with the good news *and pocket my cheque hehe *
Potus: whats next on the agenda rita ?
Rita: a economic meeting with chancellor Merkel saar
Potus: *exploding in fury* damn you girl! dont ya know what time it is ?
4:00PM...I gave express orders not to schedule any meetings between
4-6PM! do I need to browbeat everyone over it ?
Rita: sorree saar, I didnt get the memo, are you in another meeting?
Potus: No dammit, its my cartoon channel watching slot! give Merkel
a couple of donuts and a cup of coffee, have her wait around until I
am done....give her reading material from my collection here, something
nice and friendly like winnie the pooh , and DONT look at my collection
of wet n wild DVDs in the corner there.
Rita: very well sire, it will be done.
Potus: *grumble growl grumble growl* I need to attack some political
opponent today, Im in that sort of mood.