People have had jobs where their entire job function was figuring out how to outsource work overseas. When there's no one left to outsource then it's your turn. Tale as old as time.
I am pretty sure I've had it my entire life and for a long time I just thought it was the background noise of the universe. Never bothered me till I figured out that wasn't the case.
waiting for details on how "backing Iraq" is materially different from an "alliance" with Iraq...I'm hesitant to throw yet _another_ word into the mix but there's an entire wikipedia page on US "support" for Iraq.
BA in finance here. There are many factors that companies weigh when choosing countries to base their manufacturing from, only one of which is "stability" although there are many dimensions to this as well. Availability of labor force, costs, proximity to markets for product(s), etc. also determine where a company might base manufacturing. In the case of China, companies also might choose to place part of their supply chain there b/c it encourages the Chinese middle class to purchase their products.