Posted on 11/20/2004 11:08:02 PM PST by tallhappy
,,, like DHL says, "whatever it takes."
China is keen on the influx of $US; the US is keen on ushering out Communism - plain enough. Taiwan and North Korea will be the litmus tests of where China wants to be.
I think it's heading that way. Their massive efforts to undermine our R&D security, their attempts to find suitable bases around the third world, and their Russian arms purchases are just some of the clues.
This is Hu!
Diplomacy, Protocol and personally, good manners.
You know, I was going to go up to Tehachapi today to watch trains, but I didnt trust the forecast....and guess what, its not sunny, it is threatening rain again! and its snowing on the 14 freeway right now!
Forward to this morning.. we have 0.05" and the snow levels are 3500' on the hills to the south. The buttes even have snow. It's very very strange. It's 38F right now, at 2 p.m.! Last update:
FROST WARNING TONIGHT; LOW TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S & LWR 30S ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
And there are over a billion of them who will do anything they are told, individuality not being a part of their culture because there simply isn't room for it. We'd better keep on the cutting edge of technology at all costs. It does bug me that all those billions of dollars for their military come from US shoppers that just can't get enough Chinese products.
Just asking since you seem upset that he smiled for a picture
You know, I have a brother I'm not very found of .. in fact, I can't stand him
But yet, I still have to put up with him and be friendly towards him
Kind of what the President has to do with some world leaders
It's freezing here - had to turn on the heater.
Are you talking about the big turnaround place in Tehachapi? I had not heard of that place until last year when we drove up the 5 looking to see some snow. We stopped in at a gas station and they were selling snow clothes, chains, gloves, boots and post cards of that place. Cool!
This chile has no beans.
PRESIDENT Bush is smiling because he knows he made the right decision in denying tallhappy's application for Diplomat status. The width of the grin is directly proportional to his gratitude for having made a wise decision.
Listen, I don't like Red China any more than the next man (I hope to live to see a day when Hu Jintao stands in front of his own people to hang for his crimes against them), but Pres. Bush is doing what the President has to do.
China is a crucial element to the President's disarmament talks with North Korea, the only other nation in the world with the power and wealth to compel N. Korea to the bargaining table. As much as I hate the communist Chinese government, dealing with a demon like Jintao to halt the immediate threat of an insane and unpredictable psychopath like Kim Jong-Ill is not a difficult choice.
It's called "realpolitik", and we have to play it sometimes in a world where 75% or more of the Earth's population lives underneath the control of one tyrannical regime or another.
Our factories are not entirely shut down; Although many are, many are just producing far below capacity. If we went to war with China, we would have plenty for military use. We just would have a hard time buying new cars, etc. Japan would still be producing, and any Chinese factories we did not destroy would still be contributing to the world market for steel. We could substitute other metals, like aluminum, in certain circumstances. In the long run, we would be up and running in not terribly long.
Curious comment from someone who posted this in the first place with the silly keywords.
The President has two jobs; one executive, the other ceremonial. In other countries they have two positions for that. In most countries you have a Monarch or a President with no power for the ceremonial jobs, such as shaking the hand of a foreign potentate. The other job is the job of the Prime Minister who has the real power to run the country. You have to cut our President some slack when he does the ceremonial job.
Not true. He has two jobs: head of state (ceremonial) and head of the Executive Branch (real power). In other countries they have two people to do both jobs. In Britain they have Queen Elizabeth for the ceremonial job (shaking the hands of tyrants and dictators) and Prime Minister Blair for the executive job (opposing tyrants and dictators). In Germany they have a President (ceremonial - no power) and a Chancellor (executive power).
In our system of government the President does both.
How so? What do you expoect China to do vis-avis N. Korea?
As I said. Grow up.
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