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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Dayuhan who wrote (20800)8/7/2001 5:41:49 AM
From: Neocon  Respond to of 82486
 
You are assuming that such an understanding would lead to markedly different results, and thus, that it is not being reflected in policy. I am not as sure. After all, the fact that there was a rift between the Soviet Union and China was reflected in US policy at least since the Nixon Administration; the fact that Deng was a different, more pragmatic leader than Mao was recognized early on; and there has generally been a policy of constructive engagement for years.......