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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:

I don't think we should.
We have little moral authority anymore to criticize what any country does.

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Originally posted by Hero:

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:

I don't think we should.
We have little moral authority anymore to criticize what any country does.

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I kinda think that comparing what we do to the ChiCom Military opening firing on protesting Monks is kinda silly (when the Dalai Lama is a threat...you kinda need to rethink your national manhood).

Here we are getting hot and bothered over the Bush administration aggressively questioning a couple known terrorists...from whom we got great intel or having a fit because we taser somebody (or laughing about it) or throwing tantrums cause a couple soldiers get out of hand with prisoners (soldiers who were prosecuted for that).

Then you have China showing us what a REAL human rights violation looks like and people want to give them a pass because they hate Bush or don't support the war or feel abused or want to hug trees or anything else. Its like Chavez in Venezuela...he stands up to Bush, so he must be a good guy and they can overlook his support for the drug trade (and his drug addiction), paranoid delusions (he sees US ships over the horizon), suppression of opposition political parties, and that whole President for life business he tried last year.

Should we boycott the Olympics? Yes. Can we afford to? No. Unfortunately we continue to rely on China to support the American dollar. We can't afford to take a moral stand at this time. Maybe if we stabilzed the economy by making tax cuts permanent we could then afford the economic disruption that would come from China choosing to be less supportive.

I do agree that the President might need to change his plans for opening day (stay home and watch baseball or make a surprise trip the Iraq)...I would not even send the Veep or Condi...maybe a lessor Secretary or let the Ambassador do it.

That said, I hope we do well. USA! USA!

H

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