[The Pheonix]

LOL

you said that the PRC leadership openly said/declared that they want to destroy us, and yet;

Our Pres Bush has already visited China twice in the last 2 years and had personally thanked the Chinese Govt and people for supporting us on the WOT. And Pres Bush has accepted another invitation to visit China yet again

Our Pres Bush had invited and hosted the Chinese Pres and his wife to his Crawford ,Texas Ranch on the 25 Oct 2002

Our Pres Bush and Secy Powell had said that China has "gifted leaders"

Our Pres Bush had telephone the PRC Pres many times to discuss the Iraqi War and to offer help in fighting SARS

If the Chinese had indeed, vowed to destroy us, should not Bush:

Break off all diplomatic ties with China?

Recall our Ambassador from Beijing?

Tell the Chinese to go to hell with their SARS?

[NFOShekky]

"If the Chinese had indeed, vowed to destroy us, should not Bush:
Break off all diplomatic ties with China?
Recall our Ambassador from Beijing?
Tell the Chinese to go to hell with their SARS?"

Yes to all of the above. Unfortunately politicians say things for political and pragmatic reasons that are necessary when said. The Communist government of the PRC will either collapse as almost all of the other Communist regimes have or we will end up fighting them sometime in the future.