Soham+&+Yuxaio

Yuxiao & Soham

Plan:

The United States federal government should increase expedited funding for waterway and port dredging in the United States.
Statue Quo:

Obama has expedited approval for projects, but not allocated funds – aff is still inherent, but you don’t have any DA’s.

 * Morgan and Rabin 7/19 **


 * Economic Competitiveness**

Panama Canal expansion will disrupt American trade routes - Other nations are investing in port deepening to accommodate tankers, but the United States is not increasing its investment in its ports.

 * Bridges, 11 **

Lack of U.S. adaptation will devastate trade and the economic competitiveness

 * Weakley, 8 **

First is international trade: it’s key to the economy and accounts for 27% of GDP

 * Kiefer et al., 2k **

Economic collapse now causes a nuclear World War III

 * Hamer, 10 **

American economic leadership prevents mercantilism – solves protectionism

 * Posen, 9 **

Protectionism leads to global nuclear war

 * Panzner, 8 **

Port dredging is key to international trade and competitiveness – increased exports, trade, manufacturing jobs, and trillions in revenue

 * Nagle, 11 **


 * Steel**

FIRST, the steel industry key to military tech-development

 * AISI, 7 **

Military R&D key to heg

 * Paarlberg, 4 **

SECOND, a robust steel industry key to strong infrastructure

 * AISI, 6 **

Good infrastructure is key to the economy

 * AISI, 6 **

Econ collapse tanks heg

 * FPRI, 9 **

Heg is sustainable and prevents conflict

 * Brown et al. 8 **

Rentrenchment triggers great power wars

 * Zhang & Shi, 11 **


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Agriculture **

U.S. agricultural competitiveness decreasing now. Exports are critical to maintain competitiveness.

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Kagochi, 2007 **

US agricultural competitiveness key to prevent starvation, war, fanaticism, proliferation, and terrorism

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Lugar, 4 **

Starvation triggers genocidal war—comparatively worse than nuclear war

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Trudell 5 **

Dredging critical to maintain US agricultural competitiveness.

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">IWR 6/20 **


 * Solvancy**

First, coordinated and adequate funding requires federal action on port dredging.

 * <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Calhoun, 11 **

AND, USACE regulation and permits require federal oversight.

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">IWR 6/20 **

Federal leadership is vital to maximizing competitiveness

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">SCHANK, 5/20 **

Port deepening is vital to seaport competitiveness and the economy

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Nagle, 2012 **

Corps are the consulted experts on the seaport infrastructure and funding

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Smith, 6/21 **