Top Republicans Break With Bush on Iraq Strategy

The New York Times ^ | 08/16/2002 | TODD S. PURDUM and PATRICK E. TYLER

[AIG]

I'm just disabusing Americans of the notion that Chinese don't use the Internet with facts.

[AIG]

The thing is that America is addicted to T-bills and other debt. America is the biggest debtor nation.

[Miss Marple]

Tell me what happens when you have a mine disaster in China. How many men have you lost this year? What rescue operations are performed?

After you have assembled those facts, look at what was done to rescue the Pennsylvania miners.

China doesn't value its workers, and that is a prescription for disaster.

[general_re]

This is that Henry CK Liu guy who's forever writing articles about how the Chinese are destined to rule the world by stomping on the US, isn't it?

[Torie]

IC. That about sums it up. Don't get your hopes up too high.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Patton was right in 1943, and Bush is right today.

Someone better listen.

[AdA$tra]

Pretty soon, there'll be more Chinese internet users than American.

I got spanked for making this joke last time this came up. So if you are a thin skinned, Chicom lover don't read on after the colon: It isn't an issue about all the Chinese Internet users. They keep typing www.fleelepublic.com and www.miclosoft.com so they use very little bandwidth.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Didn't want to sign off without saying "good night"....your posts have been very entertaining.

[Torie]

How are the Chinese banks doing these days?

[Ken H]

If a citizen in China managed to log on to Free Republic and printed some of its pages, would he be subject to arrest and imprisonment?

[AIG]

Israel recently just painted Arafat in that way you describe because Israel itself believes it can actually "win," although all evidence is to the contrary (Israel's death rate up, economy in shambles, etc.)

[maui_hawaii]

Pillsbury? a panda hugger? I dont think so. Call him whatever you want though. He's a realist, and doesn't seem to be one to put up with a lot of mouthy crap from Beijing.

If China was so pissed off about the Pentagon reports, and the USCC reports, the should equally be pissed off about Pillsbury's book.

Rumsfeld is a panda hugger too! He and Pillsbury are two peas in a pod.

[general_re]

The thing is that America is addicted to T-bills and other debt. America is the biggest debtor nation.

Funny how there's such a ready market of buyers, isn't it? Can't sell it if nobody's buying it.

I mean, really - it's great. We kick Saddam's ass, and you pick up the tab. Couldn't be better, if you ask me.

[AIG]

China is still a developing country. America too had many accidents during its industrialization in the early 20th century. It was only 50 years ago or so when America first enacted any child labor laws.

[Texasforever]

I'm just disabusing Americans of the notion that Chinese don't use the Internet with facts.

Who pays for the access?

[Torie]

It was only 50 years ago or so when America first enacted any child labor laws.

Try about 90 years. I know, 40 years to China is a mere nanosecond in time.

[AIG]

Pillsbury was on TV last year testifying about the need for America to develop more Chinese-language analysts, to read all those publications that China comes out with. At the time he was testifying about this, he told the committee, "I'm seen as part of the red team (panda huggers) by beijing." Given his moderate demeanor, I also could see he was a panda hugger. Rumsfeld is a fiery old man, but he is a smart rather than a stupid fiery old man. Rumsfeld, like the rest of the US elite, wants to get rich off of China's economic development too. They want to get rich off of China, not strangle it. You still are clueless.

[AdA$tra]

America is the biggest debtor nation.

...And we don't pay enough for gas.

We use up too much of the pristine Earth's Resources.

We don't let the Government take care of enough of our needs.

The 6 or 7 billions of dollars we have thrown away to Yassar Arafat in "aid" for the Palestinians isn't nearly enough for a rich country like us.

And last but not least, "Ward, haven't we been a little hard on the Iraqi's lately?"

[AIG]

Nope, the first US child labor laws were enacted in 1946 or so.

[bonfire]

Beautiful post.