Posted on 07/08/2005 8:26:59 PM PDT by datura
One can only hope that we are selling them garbage that will either break down, or can be exploited by us somehow.
Given the Administration's track record on many things as of late however, I doubt it.
What's it going to take to get an administration that the ChiComs can't buy?
If it's not planned, then the hypocrisy is sickening.
Sad, worrisome.
Check this little nugget out:
Two new working groups in Congress focus on China
Two new congressional groups have been formed to focus on the growing power of China.
The House has formed the Congressional China Caucus, headed by Virginia Republican J. Randy Forbes.
The caucus will "take a critical look" at Chinese military issues, economy and trade, intellectual property, energy and resources and human rights and religious freedom issues.
The caucus has 28 members including conservative House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter, Republican from California.
On the other side of the China debate is the U.S.-China Working Group, which has the support of the Chinese government.
The working group was formed last week in the House. It opened with a speech by Chinese ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong. "What is more important is to handle the differences through consultations and dialogue," he said.
Rep. Mark Kirk, Illinois Republican, and Rick Larsen, Washington Democrat lead the working group. It includes more than 20 members who seek to promote diplomatic and economic ties between the United States and China and to increase congressional engagement.
I can understand the easing of restrictions on India.
The way he lead us during 911 and the war on terror.
His character.
His genuine support of our troops.
With his sellout in China he is putting our men and women of our military at risk at a future date. I would go as far to say the he will be responsible for deaths of these people. The President is eroding the vary reason for my tepid support. With run-away spending, frightening expansion of the Fed government, lack of leadership on appointments and the wide-open boarders can anyone make a case for my continuing with my tepid support?
I used to be in your shoes. Now I follow the actions of this administration, not their words.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1439511/posts?page=1
Back on topic...
"Currently, our export regime is far more transparent than those of the Israelis," an official said. "We know what we are exporting and we know the end user."
The U.S. Department of Commerce reached an agreement with the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China on procedures to strengthen end-use visit cooperation and help ensure that U.S. exports of controlled dual-use items are being used by their intended recipients for their intended purposes.
WTF
I am starting (never though I would think much less say this) to question the value of all our KIA’s when we are only going to have much much more in the future.
Someone anyone please tell me again why BWB is better than toon or kerry?
Comforting, isn't it?
I'm deeply concerned about the track our foreign policy has taken.
gotta read it to believe it bump
I'll take Geostrategy-Direct (AKA, WorldTribune, WorldTechTribune,...) with a large grain of salt. It has issued some business-prop in the past--for example, a piece saying that Microsoft Windows was the world's most secure system.
The piece you posted might be a constituent softener to make way for corporates to get what is announced without their having obtained it.
I'm going to look into it and hold the information that will be found for further sightings like this.
I used to be one of the "Bushbots" in the forum. In fact, I even used to say that Bush would turn out to be as great a president as President Reagan. No matter what the decision, I would come out in favor of the administration's position, finding some silver lining somewhere.
And then, something snapped. I started seeing the full depth of what was coming out of DC. That feeling of solid earth beneath my feet went away. It felt like Clinton's third term. Like "We the People" had been sold out AGAIN. And we have.
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