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To: GST who wrote (121009)	12/5/2003 4:22:47 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi GST; Re: "I visit China on average about 4 or 5 times a year ... the issue is whether we have people in the White House who are so out of touch with reality ..." I recently had dinner quite late into the night with a Chinese general and I don't think there's going to be a war. On the other hand, I agree with your comment that Bush is "out of touch with reality", though we may disagree on what reality is, LOL. Before the Gulf war, it was generally felt in the region of Iraq that Saddam was not much of a threat. The locals attempted to talk Bush out of going in, but failed. I don't see the Taiwanese situation much differently, in that Taiwan is not making big noises like it fears itself to be about to be pounced upon. There seems to be a strong tendency for Americans to attempt to mold the world into a situation where the threat of losing wars or being attacked by terrorists, or whatever, is completely eliminated. This is not something that the world, which is by nature a rather uncaring place, can provide. That same strong tendency is not as marked in the rest of the world. Consequently, the Taiwanese can get by with their risk of invasion without making it into an international event. -- Carl