[fish hawk]

So we go to war in other parts of the world go make people free and have Democracy, then turn around and quell Taiwan for trying to be independent. Yep, this is US politics. What, are we afraid of China? I was just in Taiwan this last year and believe me people, they love Americans down there. Instead we are willing to stick our noses in places where they hate us. Go figure.

[zook]

Don't confuse "democracy" with "independence." Taiwan, like Hong Kong, enjoys a great deal of democracy and freedom, but is not legally independent.

If we are going to fight China, it should be for something real, not something conjured up in the mind of a tin-horn politico like Chen Shui Bian.