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Running away????

No, I don't say that it is a conspiracy - but it does serve the government well for people to not ask too many questions as to why we are doing nothing about the two more destructive countries who are also not supporting us.

Why do you think we aren't?

I am not selling anything - I am telling it like it is. China and Mexico are putting the hurt on us BIG TIME and we are doing nothing about it because our President, even before 9/11 was so enamored with Mexico and he liked his 'most favored nation' China.

You haven't given me a reason why we aren't boycotting Mexico or China. I mean we are 'hearing no evil, speaking no evil and seeing no evil' about these folks.

But if you don't want to stay and play - that's fine. I have some Perrier with a twist and a wheel of Brie.

Ok, I'll answer one more time but then I'm on to the next thread.

The government doesn't control public opinion anywhere near as much as you seem to give it credit for doing.

I assure you, thinking Americans have duly noted Mexico's behavior. However, even a Republican can look far enough ahead to realize that there is a general election year beginning in about 8 months. Comprende hermano???

I further assure you, nobody was expecting huge favors from China. As it turned out, they weren't even forced to abstain after 1441. As usual, they played their cards carefully and last. China is a large, long-term rival. It would do Bush no good to tangle with them, even politically, at this time. He's got quite a few fires going right now thank you very much. There's Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran and the deconstruction of the United Nations to contend with, not to mention North Korea (where China does finally become relevant).

But France is getting the Administration's very public attention at this time for very good reasons:

U.N. (veto, oil-for-food)

transChannel relations

U.S./German relations

NorthAfrica/Arabia

al Queda, WoT

NATO

These are the reasons France's perfidy is being addressed so loudly and urgently. Because right now, they happen to be more relevant than the other (admitted) knuckleheads.

Why isn't Canada on your list? Anyways, sounds like Baghdad is starting to blow up real good. I'm gone.

Peace! (smirk)