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Bullshit. Isn't it enough that I have to listen to the leftists in this country rewrite history? Do I have to listen to it from the right also?

I guess the leftists are not the only ones that are not interested in hearing the facts after all. The truth is that Powell prevailed upon Bush to soft-pedal the ChiCom hostage takers and Rumsfeld who wanted to call them on their aggressive action lost out. As it turned out the hostage crisis did not proceed any differently than it would have if Clinton or Gore had been President. I challenge you to refute the veracity of this analysis. Just because President Bush is a Republican does not mean he does everything right policywise all the time. Far from it, he has continued most of the Clinton policies on foreign policy, immigration policy, trade policy, ChiCom appeasement policy and yes even much of the Clinton domestic policy agenda such as federalizing education and increasing Clinton's Americorps program since coming into office. You should not be surprised that he has done so. He went on record as supporting most of these Clinton policies while running for President.

The truth is that Powell prevailed upon Bush to soft-pedal the ChiCom hostage takers and Rumsfeld who wanted to call them on their aggressive action lost out. As it turned out the hostage crisis did not proceed any differently than it would have if Clinton or Gore had been President. I challenge you to refute the veracity of this analysis.

Sure, no problem. But first I'd like to see quotes attributed to Powell and Rumsfield.

Secondly, the spy plane flights resumed two weeks after the troops were returned. If you don't think thats different from what Clinton/Gore would have done, you're wacky.

Third, what was the alternative to what the Bush Admin did? Launch 100 nukes or 200 nukes?

Fourth, Bush announced to all of China, while in China, that we would defend Taiwan. That is 180 degrees different than Clinton/Gore.

Get back to me with Rummies feelings on the matter though, I'd sure be interested.