[American Soldier]

"Jiang is a dictator responsible for crimes against the people of China," he said. "His hands are filled with blood, and (Bush) should not get bloody by shaking them."

I couldn't say it better myself. Jiang Zemin is a disgusting pig of man. Or maybe just a disgusting pig. The crimes perpetrated by the Islamists who the Chinese are supposedly helping us combat do not approach the number of Asians murdered, innocents imprisoned, and American POWs abused by those thugs in the Chinese Communist Party.

It digusts me to see our President so comfortable around such a man. It's just like when Truman completely misread Stalin, despite the massive amounts of information available to him about the tyrant. What a sad day for America and China.

[McLynnan]

It digusts me to see our President so comfortable around such a man

I seriously doubt the President is comfortable with Jiang and his policies.

[GretchenEE]

Bush never misread Zemin.

Remember the spy plane incident shortly after Bush was sworn in? Nothing's changed. It's just that W knows how to be a true statesman, which is in short supply these days, and which often requires holding one's nose while shaking hands, and never yielding on the big points of principle.

[freepersup]

President Bush is engaging a member of the Security Council (Permanent 5). I prefer to take a wait and see attitude. Alliance ? nah Coalition ? nah Persuasion maybe ?

[kitkat]

Don't undersell Dubya! He knows what he's doing. How many times has he outwitted the Dems?

[goodnesswins]

Keep your friends close.....and your enemies closer? I believe our President knows what he needs to do....draw the Chinese into his lair.....if you get my jist. The dems sure have a problem with it....I imagine the Chinese are dumbfounded!

[Kath]

He isn't comfortable with him. However he is the leader of this country and better act like it. How would you have him treat him. Snub him right there on his ranch. He behaved with class just as MOST of us expect him to.