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I share the displeasure with the weak kneed stance.

However, He can say what he wishes more or less as long as he arms them adequately. . . . sounds like he's light years beyond traitor DILLDO and SHRILLERY.

Actually, from the Chinese position--what he said and didn't say would be a tough stance to their sensibilities. They will not go away happy about that. They must have pressured him pretty heavily to back out on giving or selling arms to Taiwan. And he didn't flinch on that one. That's more than most of our recent Presidents have done.

Personally, I think it's foolish for the Taiwanese to hold a referendum given the hyper paranoia and pride of Beijing. A leadership who doesn't flinch at killing their own sons and daughters and grand children in Tienanmen wouldn't flinch over neutron bombing the whole of Taiwan.

Taiwanese think Beijing wouldn't attack because Beijing would want all Taiwan's wealth in tact. Not so. Beijing would totally destroy Taiwan just out of pride. 21,000,000 souls mean little to Beijing compared to their pride, arrogance and greed for power and status.

Retaking Taiwan is a kind of leadership gold ring to capture and justification for a lot of bluster and posturing. But once they bluster and posture--they are very pride bound to back it up. I don't think Taiwan appreciates those facts sufficiently.

IF this is true...then that is VERY sad and I am disappointed in President Bush....say it isn't so

China's lust for Taiwan has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with strategic control of the Western Pacific Ocean.

You come very close to the core issues.

There is one important factor that seems to be ignored.
Everyone seems to be unaware that Taiwan is an enormous competitor to PRC in the business world. Taiwan's economy and output is still the largest in that part of the world. If the PRC can eliminate or control this competitor, they will dominate those markets.

The PRC is using capitalism to sustain its communist party leadership and to make advances in its military. Hong Kong has become a cash cow to Beijing. Taiwan is a competitor to HK. Therefore the PRC regime wants Taiwan under control or eliminated now.

Any reference to "renegade province" is a political smokescreen.