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1. The discussion revolves around a LOAN, not a gift. I’m not entirely familiar with the finances, but I do believe that it mainly serves as a vehicle to make payments from the communists to an American firm.

Actually, as the article notes, it's a Japanese-owned firm.

So, basically, we're subsidizing the transfer of nuclear technology to China, so that the same Japanese Company which sold our submarine-propulsion technology to Soviet Russia can make big profits.

Brilliant.

Westinghouse is essentially an autonomous division of Toshiba. The payments will be made directly to Westinghouse, as is the case for all business that Westinghouse is involved in.

The deal with the Chinese was significantly completed BEFORE the Japanese bought Westinghouse from BNFL (a British company). This deal was initiated when Westinghouse was a division of a BRITISH company.

So, basically, we're subsidizing the transfer of nuclear technology to China, so that the same Japanese Company which sold our submarine-propulsion technology to Soviet Russia can make big profits.

That's about the size of it. Justification of policy against the United States because another country will do it if we don't. The justifications for Bush's sellout reach an all time low.

The fact that the Pentagon reviewed this means nothing anymore. The ones who actually put America first over politics were booted out under Poppy and Clinton's terms. What remains is Yes Men till even some of them no longer have the stomach for it or their conscience gets to them.

I hope in my lifetime and even my grandkids life time the family Bush never holds another federal office be it an elected or appointed one. They are indeed as bad as Bill Clinton was policy wise. Maybe more so because more rational leadership was expected out of a Republican. It's like Carter and Ford. There was no difference between them policy wise.