Posted on 12/04/2016 2:13:36 PM PST by quesney
"It is ridiculous to think that a phone call upsets decades of anything," he said. "But I do think it is important that people understand that the President of the United States should talk to whoever he wants, if he thinks it is in the interests of the U.S. Nobody in Beijing gets to dictate who we talk to. My view has been for some time that we should be upgrading our relations with Taiwan, and I know that is going to caus heartburn in Beijing, but it is a reality."
"This is a nation of over 20 million people. They have a Democratic government, a free press, free market. They meet all the customary international law definitions of statehood. So when a democratically elected leader calls the president, I say you bet he takes the call."
"Honestly, I think we should shake the relationship up. For the past several years China has made aggressive... belligerent claims in the South China Sea," he added.
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Bolton = the SOS's diplomatic equivalent of "Mad Dog" Matis; exactly what we need at this point in American history and international affairs. I pray Trump has the common sense to recognize it.
Foreign leaders might want to rethink who bows to who when our new President Trump comes calling.
“Imagine how much safer and prosperous the world would be if the Nationalists hadn’t ended up in exile, if China hadn’t ended up under the control of insecure Commies.”
The Chinese have suffered the most. Mao murdered tens of millions of Chinese citizens. One estimate, about 75M.
China has moved somewhat away from communism. Moving towards capitalism has taken millions of Chinese out of poverty. I wish the best for mainland Chinese people, but never at the expense of Taiwan.
As a separate matter, I read once that Nationalists were on the cusp of victory before being influenced by communist sympathizers inside an American Administration. I don’t recall whether the President was FDR or Truman.
He didn’t call Taiwan they called him.
My 16 year old daughter is currently in Honors English III. For years she corrects something in every other sentence I speak. Sometimes it drives me crazy but she plans to be an English teacher so she’ll be great at it.
I correct people in my head all the time, especially my son-in-law. LOL
I want to caution the Trump Camp. Bolton is a NEO CON!! ONE WORLDER!! GOLBALIST, NATION BUILDING , INTERVENTIONIST!! he is now lying out his teeth. REJECT BOLTON TOTALLY!!
NO WAY!! NEO CON!!! get him off the screen. This is a Fraud!!
No sir. He is a total lying phony. He was for the Iraq War!! He is a NEO CON trying to inbed.Get him GONE!!!
Bolton is a FRAUD!! He is a global interventionist— one world POC!! He is Trojan Horse!! NO WAY SOS!!
Bolton was for the Iraq war!! NO WAY!!
John Bolton is a treasure.
Pray America woke
GET HIM OUT OF HERE!! HE IS A NEOCON— LOOK IT UP!!
BOLTON IS A FRAUD!!! Look it up people. This is all a joke!! Get him out of here!!
Oh GOD in heaven — Please Trump— DO NOT PICK this NEO CON BASTARD!! HE WAS FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!STOP!!!!!!!
“HE WAS FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ!”
Given what all of our intelligence agencies were saying at the time, I’m not surprised. The case was fairly convincing.
Even liberal Dems voted to go to war in Iraq.
Something in me irritated me about Bolton, and you spelled it out.
If not for that, he would be an excellent SOS
For now, I am for Dana Rohrabacher
He’s very smart.
With a tagline like that we should take you seriously? (Cruz would turn it down anyway, he’s still running for prez)
I do have concerns about Bolton though, he may use the power to push the New World Odor.
Gasp - OK. I’m sure Trump is really glad and happy you warned him...rolling my eyes.
Bolton may not be quite unconventional enough, we will see. I like Bolton too.
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