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To: kvkkc1 who wrote (116438)	12/15/2000 10:31:29 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Re: recession and Greenspan: What the heck you worried about? GWB and the Repubs have all the answers. If there was common theme on this board the past several months, it was how smart the Republicans are even if GWB ain't the brightest bulb in the chandelier.

To: kvkkc1 who wrote (116438)	12/15/2000 10:40:10 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Now that we have a Republican president, the generals are starting to do their thing ... trying to persuade America that any cuts in the military budget would be foolhardy and risky to our national security. Now that we've won the Cold War, I guess it's time to create another one. (Pulled from drudgereport.com) The Pentagon's top general warned yesterday that China may emerge as a Soviet-like superpower in the coming years. "I am firmly convinced that we need to focus all elements of U.S. power and diplomacy on ensuring that China does not become the 21st-century version of the Soviet bear," said Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a speech to the National Press Club. In particular, the United States needs to convince China that resolving its differences with Taiwan peacefully "is the only way ahead." China's government stated in a recent official report that the situation in the Taiwan Strait was "grim." The Communist government is building up its missile forces opposite the island and has also stepped up threatening rhetoric, calling for unification, through force if necessary. Gen. Shelton said the combination of a capitalist-style economy and Communist political dictatorship is a potential threat to regional stability. He noted that it will not be easy for the United States to prevent China from becoming a new Soviet Union.