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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (506654)	12/9/2003 1:09:53 PM
From: FastC6	Respond to of 769670

ROFLMAO!!

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (506654)	12/9/2003 1:14:43 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"Dean's candidature is gonna shake up a lot of things and that's good for the party in the longer run" Yeah, the Republican party. Absolutely hilarious that your party is completely falling apart. Dean does solidify the Dem reputation of not caring about or knowing anything about National security. My prediction is that he will not win one single state. A great day for Repubs to see the Dems embrace the radical America hating left like you. Very good news for America indeed.

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (506654)	12/9/2003 1:16:00 PM
From: jackhach	Respond to of 769670

Bush wants to SELECT those who can enjoy Democracy: ---- Bush opposes Taiwan bid for independence; sides with Communist China. By George Gedda Dec. 9, 2003 \| WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday after meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that he opposes the apparent interest of Taiwan's leaders in taking steps toward independence. Meeting with reporters in the Oval Office after a 40-minute meeting with Wen, Bush said he had told the premier, "The United States policy is one China." "We oppose any unilateral decision by either China or Taiwan to change the status quo," Bush said, "and the comments and actions made by the leader of Taiwan indicate that he may be willing to make decisions unilaterally, to change the status quo, which we oppose." It was the administration's strongest statement to date in opposition to Taiwan's plan to conduct a referendum on March 20 on whether the Taiwanese people want to demand that China withdraw hundreds of missiles aimed at Taiwan and renounce the use of force against the island. The administration sees this as an indirect step toward independence, a view shared by Chinese authorities who have threatened military action against the island if the referendum proceeds as planned. But Wen, refraining from belligerent comments, said China's goal is to pursue peaceful reunification with Taiwan, "as long as a glimmer of hope" exists. "Stability can only be maintained through unswerving opposition to pro-independence activities," Wen said. He said his country sought to maintain a system of "one country, two systems." "We will do our utmost to bring about national reunification through peaceful means," Wen said. "The Chinese government respects the desire of people in Taiwan for democracy, but we must point out that the (Taiwanese leaders) are only using democracy as an excuse and attempt to resort to defensive referendums to split Taiwan away from China," he said. "Such separatist activities are what the Chinese side can absolutely not accept." On the issue of stability on the Korean peninsula, the United States hopes to be able to negotiate an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons program, with assistance from China. At present, China is attempting to reconvene six-party talks aimed at resolving the impasse. Bush expressed appreciation to China for starting the process this past summer. "The goal is to dismantle a nuclear weapons program in a verifiable and irreversible way, and that is a clear message that we are sending to the North Koreans," Bush said. "We will continue to work with China and the other countries involved to solve this issue peacefully." The other countries, aside from China and the United States, are the two Koreas, Japan and Russia. In response to a question on trade disputes, Wen said China has been taking steps to reduce the massive U.S. trade deficit, adding that he planned to submit a proposal on this issue during his luncheon meeting with Bush and other officials. He gave no hint on what was in the proposal. U.S.-China trade has come a long way since 25 years ago, Wen said. The combined total was a mere $2.5 billion a year, compared with the current figure of more than $100 billion, he said. "We have to admit, though, in our economic and trade relationship, problems still exist, and mainly the U.S. trade deficit with China," Wen said -- prompting a "thank you" from Bush. "The Chinese government takes this problem seriously, and has taken measures to improve the situation," Wen said. Associated Press