Posted on 11/30/2007 7:03:54 PM PST by pissant
Columbia , SC – At a press conference held at the South Carolina State Capitol today, Presidential candidate and U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) again called on Bain Capital, a company founded by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, to drop its strategic partnership with Chinese defense contractor Huawei Technologies in a bid to buy U.S. defense contractor 3Com. Hunter also called on Romney to use his continued influence with Bain to terminate the proposed merger between Huawei and 3Com, which, according to a report in today's Washington Times, would threaten U.S. national security.
"As the founder of Bain Capital, Governor Romney has an obligation to utilize his influence within the company to terminate the proposed merger between 3Com and Chinese defense contractor Huawei," said Hunter. "In light of China 's refusal to port several American naval vessels last week, it is increasingly more important that American military technology be protected from foreign companies, such as Huawei, that are closely aligned with the Chinese government."
The Washington Times reported today that U.S. intelligence agencies informed the CFIUS review committee, responsible for examining proposed foreign investment transactions, that a merger between 3Com and Huawei would threaten America 's national security. 3Com presently performs vital cyber-security work for the Department of Defense.
"This proposed deal, which Governor Romney can work to terminate should he choose to do so, is unpatriotic and damaging to national security," continued Hunter. As further detailed in a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives, Huawei has close ties to the military of Communist China and allegedly aided Saddam Hussein and the Taliban.
Earlier this month, Hunter sent a letter to Governor Romney requesting that he use his influence as the founder of Bain to terminate the company's partnership with Huawei, including the proposed merger with 3Com. Hunter, who is ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, has not received a response to the letter.
A copy of the Washington Times article and Hunter's letter to Romney is attached.
This is no different than the Democrats attacking Cheney re Halliburton.
Vote for flipper then. I’ll stick with the guy who promises to change the entire game with regards to China. A more formidable enemy than the jihadis
I’m not saying China is not a problem, nor a serious issue to deal with, but what does Hunter’s attack on Romney re China accomplish?
It’s a low blow and will go nowhere.
I prefer your approach. I'd feel better about what Mr. Hunter said if he'd called on all of his fellow candidates to make a similar comment. In that case, he wouldn't be calling on Mr. Romney to try to exercise control over the company that he left. That part is what bothers me.
Bill
I am all for holding China to account and letting them get away with nothing, but this is disappointing.
I am starting to see the writing on the wall. Nobody else gets it. So-Cons remain divided (back-biting each other) = Rudy wins.
It is klutzy, to say the least, RedGirl. Up until yesterday when I got this ping, I had thought of Romney and Hunter as being complementary and that they would be a good ticket.
I have hung in there with Duncan as long as possible, but he has been so lackluster since the first 2 or 3 debates. I think it was the 3rd debate when he closed with his peanut gallery comment to Giuliani, Romney and McCain, calling them “the Ted Kennedy wing of the Repubican Party.” Ruh roh, I thought.
Hunter has one or two notes that he sings over and over, doesn’t say anything original in the debates so he is not memorable to the voters who do not already know him.
I still see Romney as ultimately the nominee.
Romney says he wants a partnership with Red China (in fact, I did a thread about this awhile back), when Red China is already cheating, and China’s cheating is why we have mega billion trade imbalance with Red China each year.
Romney, and some of the others are naive about Red China, and I’m sure glad that Duncan Hunter is keeping them honest.
“..calling them “the Ted Kennedy wing of the Repubican Party.” ‘
That was so cool, and TRUE.
ok/just cking lol
I know. But I’m series.
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