[MNJohnnie]

Quid pro Quo China. You back us at the UN on Iraq, we will think about it.

[dagar]

anyone ever hear WHAT diesel boats we're supposed to crap? We haven't had a diesel boat in, gad, years (way before I was a gleam in my pappy's eye!)

[puppypusher]

Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. For those of you who know nothing of history, that means Taiwan is a free and Independant country. They have a right to defend themselves from the Chicoms and we have a right and resposibility to provide whatever military assistance they need. To assure that a free country stays that way.

[D.P.Roberts]

Hey, whatever works. Taiwanese ADRs go down everytime China buys another junker. Maybe this sale will keep the timid from worrying so much

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The PRC has painted itself into a corner on this issue and could probably merge with Taiwan in 20 or 30 years and no one would know the difference.

[ROTB]

>The Nationalists support eventual unification with mainland
>China ...

We have some of those here also!

[Brilliant]

China has the same personality defect that Jung-Il has.

[F.J. Mitchell]

If the sh*t must hit the fan between China and the USA, it's in our favor that it happen sooner rather than later.

[nairBResal]

There were a lot of Chinese Generals kicking themselves in the rear the last couple of weeks(Katrina-Rita) because they were not in a position/ready to take Taiwan.

[pang2000]

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