June 3, 2005
PLAYING THE INDIA CARD:
Rumsfeld warns China on lack of democracy (Carol Giacomo, 6/03/05, Reuters)
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned on Friday that China's failure to match economic freedoms with democratic reforms could raise tensions and undermine its growing influence in the world.On way to a regional security conference that is expected to focus on China and North Korea, Rumsfeld drew a stark contrast between China and India, the world's largest democracy, which America is courting as a counter-weight to the communist nation.
"We anticipate that the relationship with India will continue to be strengthened. With respect to China, it's not completely clear which way they are going because you have the tension I characterised between the nature of their political system and the nature of their economic system," he told reporters.
Has any cabinet secretary ever had more fun? Posted by Orrin Judd at June 3, 2005 12:42 PM
and of course the chinese reaction will be to our advantage and their disadvantage. child's play for the masters.
Posted by: cjm at June 3, 2005 2:08 PMI wish people would stop calling China "communist."
It is more accurate to call them fascist, which makes them far more dangerous. Though fascism still falls on the wrong side of the "individualist/collectivist" divide, it is capable (particularly in the case of China) of creating far more power & wealth.
Absent becoming a "free nation", as a potential threat, China makes radical Islam look like a walk in the park.
Posted by: BB at June 3, 2005 2:27 PMRumsfeld's good, but is he a "bloodthirsty beast" like the VP?
Posted by: b at June 3, 2005 2:58 PMany reason why the post about cheney getting called a "beast" has comments turned off ?
Posted by: cjm at June 3, 2005 3:20 PMWow! Rumsfeld just said in as many words that if you have money to invest avoid China (unstable, adversarial) and go with India (free, friendly, growing).
Posted by: Luciferous at June 3, 2005 4:36 PMno. which one is it?
Posted by: oj at June 3, 2005 4:37 PMIT'S THE PERKS THAT MAKE THE BUCKET WORTHWHILE:
N.Korea calls U.S.'s Cheney a 'bloodthirsty beast' (Jon Herskovitz, 6/02/05, Reuters)
North Korea called Vice President Dick Cheney a "bloodthirsty beast" on Thursday, in response to Cheney saying the North's leader Kim Jong-il was irresponsible and ran a police state.
"Cheney is hated as the most cruel monster and bloodthirsty beast, as he has drenched various parts of the world in blood," a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency.
What wouldn't you give to have the Norks say that about you?
Got to love an administration where when John Bolton gets kicked upstairs the VP takes over the cage-rattling.
works for me:
http://www.brothersjudd.com/blog/archives/024076.html
Posted by: oj at June 3, 2005 6:34 PMDidn't work for me either.
Bloodthirstybeast/Condi in 2008!
Now that works for me! The beauty and the beast. Oh yeah!
Posted by: Genecis at June 3, 2005 8:53 PMmore like Hottie and the Beast.
Posted by: cjm at June 3, 2005 9:33 PM