Trade wars are fuckin' stupid, and everyone knows it. Everyone who isn't making excuses for poor decision making, that is.

That's why we haven't been engaging in them. Trade wars just raise consumer prices and hurt markets, and have a poor record of achieving the stated goals.
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She was standin' alone over by the juke box, like she'd something to sell.
I said "baby, what's the goin' price?" She told me to go to hell.

Bon Scott - Shot Down in Flames